tuán
=
tu
+
an2:
round / lump / ball / to roll into a ball / to gather / regiment / group / society / classifier for a lump or a soft mass: wad (of paper), ball (of wool), cloud (of smoke)
Mnemonic
Tommy Turtle (tu) inspects the super secret box (囗) in the anthill's kitchen (an2). He's not supposed to open it, but with his super X-ray vision ability (才), he can see that it is filled with balls (团) and dumplings (团).
round / lump / ball / to roll into a ball / to gather / regiment / group / society / classifier for a lump or a soft mass: wad (of paper), ball (of wool), cloud (of smoke)
团
=
囗
+
才
:
Tommy Turtle (tu) inspects the super secret box (囗) in the anthill's kitchen (an2). He's not supposed to open it, but with his super X-ray vision ability (才), he can see that it is filled with balls (团) and dumplings (团).
ability / talent / sb of a certain type / a capable individual / then and only then / just now / (before an expression of quantity) only
才
=
一
+
亅
+
丿
:
Mnemonic symbol: from "ability / talent", the special ability of X-ray vision.
The King of Chu (c) has been bitten by a X-ray tube and has gained the special ability (才) of X-ray vision. In the airplane's kitchen (ai2), he holds a banana (丿) in each hand; through his x-ray vision ability, he is able to see that in one of them there's a crowbar (亅) hidden, in the other one a flute (一).