Mnemonic comic for 丄

Translation

shàng = sh + ang4: old variant of 上[shang4]

Mnemonic

Mnemonic symbol: a 90 degree corner clamp, because in mathematics the 丄 symbol denotes a perpendicular connection.

Sherlock Holmes (sh) is renovating the anglepod’s bathroom (ang4) and joining a flute (一) to the top (丄) of a dinosaur bone (丨) using a 90 degree angle clamp (丄).

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丄 character breakdown

丄
- 丨
- 一

Component Translations

丨

gǔn = gu + (e)n3

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)

丨

shù = shu + Ø4

vertical stroke (in Chinese characters), referred to as 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3]

一

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

Characters with 丄 as component

上止円

上

shǎng = sh + ang3

used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]

上

shàng = sh + ang4

(bound form) up; upper; above; previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb; to get onto; to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on; above

止