Mnemonic comic for 文

Translation

wén = w + (e)n2: language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67

Mnemonic

Mnemonic symbol: a thick book. Willy Walrus (w) wants to cook in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2). The recipe book (文) is extremely greasy and Willy doesn't want it to touch anything, nor touch it. That's why he puts it into a beret (亠) so that it doesn't touch the floor, and uses pliers (乂) to turn the pages.

文 character breakdown

文
- 乂
  - 丿
  - ㇏
- 亠
  - 一
  - 丶

yì = y + Ø4

to regulate / to govern / to control / to mow

乂 = 丿 + ㇏ : Mnemonic symbol: 乂 looks like pliers. Maud Younger (y) is using pliers (乂) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) to regulate (乂) and control (乂) the water flow of the sink. Using the pliers she has to pull a lot of bananas (丿) and fingers (㇏) out of the sink.

tóu = t + ou2

"lid" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 8)

亠 = 丶 + 一 : Mnemonic symbol: 亠 looks like a beret. Tecumseh (t) is killing time in the Outhouse's kitchen (ou2) by playing a game. His goal is to blow a petal leaf (丶) into a beret (亠) by blowing air through a flute (一).

Characters with 文 as component

fěi = f + ei3

surname Fei

fěi = f + ei3

phonetic fei or fi / elegant / phi (Greek letter Φ, φ)

bi̅n = bi + (e)n1

variant of 彬[bin1]

wén = w + (e)n2

multicolored clouds

wèn = w + (e)n4

Wen River in northwest Sichuan (same as 汶川) / classical name of river in Shandong, used to refer to Qi 齊國|齐国

zha̅i = zh + ai1

to fast or abstain from meat, wine etc / vegetarian diet / study room / building / to give alms (to a monk)

zha̅i = zh + ai1

old variant of 齋|斋[zhai1]

mǐn = mi + (e)n3

old variant of 憫|悯[min3]

mǐn = mi + (e)n3

surname Min

mín = mi + (e)n2

jade-like stone

wén = w + (e)n2

veins in jade

Words with 文

Chinese language

to be penniless

(textual) context

preceding part of the text

sandwich (loanword)

a worthless piece of paper (idiom)

without a penny to one's name / penniless / stony-broke

unwritten (rule)

unwritten law

(UNESCO) World Cultural Heritage

World Heritage site

China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (CFLAC) / abbr. to 文聯|文联

abbr. for 中國文學藝術界聯合會|中国文学艺术界联合会, China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (CFLAC)

CSIC, Chinese standard interchange code used from 1992

P

O

(coll.) to post a message

worthless (idiom) / no use whatsoever

salmon (loanword)

context menu (computing)

Shanghai Media Group

worthless (idiom) / no use whatsoever

Sentences with 文