哈爾濱

哈

ha̅

尔

爾

ěr

滨

濱

bi̅n

Harbin, subprovincial city and capital of Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] in northeast China

Characters and words in 哈爾濱

哈

ha̅ = h + a1

abbr. for 哈薩克斯坦|哈萨克斯坦[Ha1 sa4 ke4 si1 tan3], Kazakhstan / abbr. for 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1], Harbin

哈 = 口 + 合 : Hamlet built a tower of mandarins by gluing them together using a tube of glue in front of the ashram. When watching the mandarin tower he feels so overjoyed that he laughs heartily.

哈

ha̅ = h + a1

(interj.) ha! / (onom. for laughter) / (slang) to be infatuated with / to adore / abbr. for 哈士奇[ha1 shi4 qi2], husky (dog)

哈

hǎ = h + a3

a Pekinese / a pug / (dialect) to scold

尔

爾

ěr = Ø + Ø3

thus / so / like that / you / thou

尔 = ⺈ + 小 : Mnemonic symbol derived from the components: a peace dove. Albert Einstein (Ø) wants to send a message of peace to earth from the space station's living room (Ø3). He wanted to give a dove (尔) a daisy (小) so that it can bring it to earth, but the dove is late! Albert has no choice but to give it to a passing crane (⺈) instead. Thus, the crane flies to earth with the daisy in his beak, just like a peace dove.

滨

濱

bi̅n = bi + (e)n1

shore / beach / coast / bank / to border on

滨 = 宾 + 氵 : The water levels have risen and a beach (滨) has formed right in front of the encampment ((e)n1). Robin Hood (宾) and Brunhilde (bi) are working hard to move back the shoreline (滨) or at least to stop it moving further by scooping up the water with water bottles (氵).