Mnemonic comic for 易

Translation

yì = y + Ø4: easy / amiable / to change / to exchange / prefix corresponding to the English adjective suffix "-able" or "-ible" / abbr. for 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], the Book of Changes

Mnemonic

Mnemonic symbol: a really easy puzzle consisting of only two parts. Maud Younger (y) and the sun (日) are trying to complete a really easy puzzle (易) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). It's not as easy as they thought though, because in zero gravity they can only move with the help of their bat wings (勿).

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易 character breakdown

易
- 勿
  - 丿
  - 勹
    - 丿
    - ㇆
      - 一
      - 亅
- 日
  - 一
  - 囗

勿

wù = w + Ø4

do not

勿 = 丿 + 勹 : Mnemonic symbol from the shape of the character: bat wings. The 丿 strokes look like the fingers of a single bat wing.

The elephant (勹) wants to eat a banana (丿) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), but Willy Walrus (w) suddenly flies by (using bat wings (勿)), snatches the banana away and shouts "do not!" (勿)

日

rì = r + Ø4

abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan

日

rì = r + Ø4

sun / day / date, day of the month

日 = 囗 + 一 : Robinson Crusoe (r) is hiding from the sun (日) in an enclosure (囗) full of flutes (一) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4).

Characters with 易 as component

剔

ti̅ = ti + Ø1

to scrape the meat from bones / to pick (teeth etc) / to weed out

剔 = 刂 + 易 : Mother Teresa (ti) is picking her teeth (剔) in front of the space station (Ø1) with a kitchen knife (刂). She got something stuck in her teeth but it should be easy (易) to remove since it is only a puzzle consisting of two pieces (易).

赐

賜

cì = c + Ø4

to confer / to bestow / to grant / Taiwan pr. [si4]

赐 = 易 + 贝 : The King of Chu (c) bestows (赐) a very easy puzzle (易) to the crab (贝) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4).

踢

ti̅ = ti + Ø1

to kick / to play (e.g. soccer) / (slang) butch (in a lesbian relationship)

踢 = ⻊ + 易 : Mother Teresa (ti) was unable to solve a very easy puzzle (易) in front of the space station (Ø1). Angrily she kicks (踢) the puzzle out of orbit with her big cowboy boot (⻊).

惕

tì = ti + Ø4

fearful / respectful

惕 = 忄 + 易 : Mother Teresa (ti) just cannot solve her puzzle (易) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), the pieces just won't fit. She resolves to hammer the pieces together using a flail (忄), but she is a bit worried (惕) that she will ruin the puzzle altogether.

锡

錫

xi̅ = xi + Ø1

tin (chemistry) / to bestow / to confer / to grant / Taiwan pr. [xi2]

锡 = 易 + 钅 : Marie Curie (xi) wants to unpack her new puzzle (易) in front of the space station (Ø1). It should be very simple (易) to unpack because it is merely wrapped in tin foil (锡), but Marie just can't manage to unpack the puzzle. In the end she has to use a golden harpoon (钅) to tear the tin foil apart.

蜴

yì = y + Ø4

see 蜥蜴[xi1 yi4]

埸

yì = y + Ø4

border

緆

xi̅ = xi + Ø1

fine gunny / sackcloth

舓

shì = sh + Ø4

old variant of 舐[shi4]