Mnemonic comic for

Translation

yue̅ = yu + e1: to speak / to say

Mnemonic

Mnemonic symbol: a microphone. Yu the Great (yu) is selling flutes (一) in front of the elevator (e1). He has a whole box (囗) of them, and he's advertising them by using a microphone (曰).

Comments

Kudos to https://openclipart.org/artist/aungkarns for uploading this microphone to https://openclipart.org/detail/68227/microphone

Matthias, 7 months ago

曰 character breakdown

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

Maud Younger (y) forgot her keys to the space station (Ø1), all she brought outside was her flute (一). She has no choice but to crash the door with the giant flute.
enclosure

Mnemonic symbol: a plastic enclosure. Willy Walrus (w) is keeping frozen fish in an enclosure (囗) in the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (ei2).

Characters with 曰 as component

surname Zeng
once / already / ever (in the past) / former / previously / (past tense marker used before verb or clause)

= + + + : Mnemonic symbol: I think 曾 just looks like a firefly, with the head (with two feelers) at the top and the glowing body at the bottom.

The firefly is selling aloe vera out of a big wooden box in the kitchen of the Erechtheion. With a big microphone it is advertising the aloe. As it sees a mean crocodile and the King of Chu starting a big fight for the aloe, the firefly is very excited and states that it has never ever seen something like this before.
great- (grandfather, grandchild etc)
lightning / electricity / electric (bound form) / to get (or give) an electric shock / phone call or telegram etc / to send via telephone or telegram etc

= + : Dorothy Gale (di) is looking for a wall plug for her charger (mnemonic symbol for 电) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). She's digging up the whole place with a shovel (乚), but instead of a wall plug she finds a microphone (曰).
to balance an account / accounting / accountant
why / how / when / what / where

= + : So many questions! That's why I'm gonna represent this with a quiz wheel. Each section of the wheel corresponds to one of the question words.

The beggar from ancient Egypt (匃) is the candidate in a quiz game just inside the elevator's kitchen (e2). His quiz master is Hamlet (h), and the quiz wheel (曷) is spun by the sun (日).
most / the most / -est (superlative suffix)

= + : Zapatista Zebra finds a bloody ear in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom. The sun has been shining on it, and Zapatista Zebra thinks it's the most disgusting smell ever.
variant of 最[zui4]
old variant of 最[zui4]
handsome / large / long

= + + : Mnemonic symol: 曼德拉, Nelson Mandela, who is very handsome (and very large).

Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi are fighting a gladiator fight in the anthill's bathroom. First they both shout into a microphone why each of them will win for the audience, then they start to fight: Mahatma Gandhi with boxing gloves, Nelson Mandela with a fishing net.
class or grade / generation / plaintiff and defendant (old) / government department (old)

= + + : Mnemonic symbol: a Chinese / white herring.

The King of Chu (c) called Cao Cao too often (曹) and now he's about to enter the aorta (ao2). To pay him respect the King of Chu plays a flute (一) and the Chinese / white herring (曹) plays a harp (曲). They also record their performance with a microphone (曰).
surname Cao / Zhou Dynasty vassal state

= + + : Mnemonic symbol: a Chinese / white herring.

The King of Chu (c) called Cao Cao too often (曹) and now he's about to enter the aorta (ao2). To pay him respect the King of Chu plays a flute (一) and the Chinese / white herring (曹) plays a harp (曲). They also record their performance with a microphone (曰).
Japanese variant of 曾[ceng2]

Words with 曰

to call by the glorified name of (idiom)
to be named / named
Confucius says:

Sentences with 曰

曰 currently does not appear in any sentence.