没有人烟

没

沒

méi

有

yǒu

人

rén

烟

煙

ya̅n

uninhabited

Characters and words in 没有人烟

没

沒

méi = m + ei2

(negative prefix for verbs) / have not / not

没 = 殳 + 氵 : Mahatma Gandhi is being carried out of the Eiffel Tower, and he just passed the entrance. He is not allowed to enter, because he has no money. He begs to be allowed to enter and tries to trade a bottle of water and a halberd for a ticket.

没

沒

mò = m + o4

drowned / to end / to die / to inundate

没

沒

méi = m + ei2

(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not

没

沒

méi

有

yǒu

haven't / hasn't / doesn't exist / to not have / to not be

有

yǒu = y + ou3

to have; there is / (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)

有 = 𠂇 + 月 : Mnemonic symbol: confetti.

In an act of revolution, with a pair of scissors (𠂇) Maud Younger (y) is cutting a paper moon (月) into tiny pieces in the outhouse's living room (ou3). There is (有) only confetti (有) left over.

有

yǒu

人

rén

someone / people / anyone / there is someone there / occupied (as in restroom)

人

rén = r + (e)n2

person; people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

人 = 丿 + ㇏ : Mnemonic symbol: Neanderthal Man (人). Robinson Crusoe (r-) is looking for snacks in the encampment's kitchen (-en2) when he suddenly spots Neanderthal Man (人). Neanderthal Man offers him a banana (丿), but Robinson Crusoe doesn't trust the present and pokes it with a finger (㇏).