Mnemonic comic for 晶

Translation

ji̅ng = ji + (e)ng1: crystal

Mnemonic

Joan of Arc (ji) wants to solve the atomic structure of the sun, and so she uses a lot of suns (日) to create a crystal (晶) for X-ray crystallography in front of the engine ((e)ng1).

Comments

This mnemonic works very well for me personally because X-ray crystallography was pretty important for my PhD thesis. In X-ray crystallography, proteins are assembled in a crystal structure. The crystal should be as large and as ordered as possible. When the "crystal" is hit with X-rays, the X-rays are diffracted. By measuring the diffraction pattern, the structure of the protein can be resolved on the atomic level.

Matthias, 10 months ago

晶 character breakdown

晶
- 日
  - 一
  - 囗

rì = r + Ø4

abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan

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 晶 as component

dié = di + e2

variant of 疊|叠[die2]

xi̅ng = xi + (e)ng1

old variant of 星[xing1]

she̅n = sh + (e)n1

old variant of 參|参[shen1] / (constellation)

Words with 晶

gleaming / glistening

ice crystals

lens / crystalline lens

cryolite

monocrystalline

polycrystalline

multi-chip module (MCM)

polycrystalline silicon (used in electronics)

microcrystal

microchip

Swarovski crystal

bright / shiny

glittering light

wafer (silicon medium for integrated circuit)

bright / shiny

glistening / gleaming / lustrous

crystal lattice (the regular 3-dimensional pattern formed by atoms in a crystal)

chip / wafer

crystalline

pegmatite

Sentences with 晶

shuǐ

ji̅ng

liè

rén

Crystal Hunters