Mnemonic comic for 在

Translation

zài = z + ai4: to exist; to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

Mnemonic

Zorro (z) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) exist (在) in the airplane’s bathroom (ai4). Rosa is in the middle of balancing a flute (一) on her head and on a pile of clay (土). Zorro uses his rapier to inscribe “Z” into the flute, so as to mark that the pronunciation of “在” begins with “z”.

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在 character breakdown

在
- 一
- 亻
  - 丿
  - 丨
- 土
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
  - 一

Component Translations

yī = y + Ø1

one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

Add a new mnemonic for 一 =

rén = r + (e)n2

"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)

Add a new mnemonic for 亻 = 丿 + 丨

tǔ = tu + Ø3

Tu (ethnic group) / surname Tu

Add a new mnemonic for 土 = 十 + 一

tǔ = tu + Ø3

earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

Add a new mnemonic for 土 = 十 + 一

Characters with 在 as component

茬恠

guài = gu + ai4

variant of 怪[guai4]

Add a new mnemonic for 怪 = 圣 + 忄

Add a new mnemonic for 恠 = 忄 + 在

chá = ch + a2

stubble land after crop has been taken / a second crop obtained by rotation of land / an opportunity

Add a new mnemonic for 茬 = 艹 + 在

Words with 在

now / at present / at the moment / modern / current / nowadays

just at (that time) / right in (that place) / right in the middle of (doing sth)

to exist / to be / existence

Sentences with 在

hái

ér

men

zài

cǐ

shāo

děng

piàn

kè

ǎn

qù

qù

jiù

lái

Children, wait here for a moment. I'll be right back.

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