口碑

public praise / public reputation / commonly held opinions / current idiom

Characters and words in 口碑

kǒu = k + ou3

mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

Mnemonic symbol: 口 shall be represented by a mandarin. Karl Marx (k-) is enjoying a mandarin in the outhouse's living room (ou3).

碑

be̅i = b + ei1

a monument / an upright stone tablet / stele / CL:塊|块[kuai4],面[mian4]

碑 = 卑 + 石 : Beelzebub (b) finds it annoying that everyone finds the Eiffel Tower so impressive. He moves a rock (石) from the Alps (卑) in front of it (ei1) and creates a monument (碑) much larger than the tower to remind everyone that the Alps are much more impressive.