Mnemonic comic for 星

Translation

xi̅ng = xi + (e)ng1: star / heavenly body / satellite / small amount

Mnemonic

The sun (日) and a satellite (星) had a love affair and now have a baby: Xi Shi (xi) is quietly sleeping in her little cradle (生) in front of the engine ((e)ng1).

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Kudos to https://openclipart.org/artist/j4p4n for re-uploading a fixed version of the satellite to https://openclipart.org/detail/194640/satellite-full. The original author is (apparently) https://openclipart.org/artist/ivak. Thanks!

Matthias, 5 months ago

星 character breakdown

星
- 日
  - 一
  - 囗
- 生
  - 一
  - 牛
    - 十
      - 一
      - 丨
    - 𠂉
      - 一
      - 丿

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).

生

she̅ng = sh + (e)ng1

to be born / to give birth / life / to grow / raw / uncooked / student

生 = 牛 + 一 : Mnemonic symbol: a cradle.

Sherlock Holmes (sh) comforts a crying baby bull (牛) in a cradle (生) in front of the engine ((e)ng1) and plays him a tune on a flute (一).

Characters with 星 as component

腥

xi̅ng = xi + (e)ng1

fishy (smell)

腥 = 星 + 月 : Marie Curie (xi) finds that the moon (月) crashed on the earth in front of the engine ((e)ng1). She investigates the case and concludes that the moon was hit and killed by a satellite (星) which is still stuck into its head. The moon is reeking with blood (腥) where the satellite hit it. Because it has been dead for a while it stinks quite fishy (腥).

醒

xǐng = xi + (e)ng3

to wake up / to be awake / to become aware / to sober up / to come to

醒 = 星 + 酉 : A rooster (酉) is waking up (醒) Marie Curie (xi) in the engine ((e)ng3) just as the sun rises. Marie is very upset and throws a satellite (星) at the rooster to make him stop.

猩

xi̅ng = xi + (e)ng1

ape

猩 = 星 + 犭 : Marie Curie (xi) landed with her satellite (星) in front of the engine ((e)ng1). As she exits her satellite she meets a gorilla (猩) riding on a dachshund (犭) and exclaims: "They blew it up! God, damn you! Damn you all to hell!!!"

惺

xi̅ng = xi + (e)ng1

tranquil / understand

戥

děng = d + (e)ng3

small steelyard for weighing money

暒

qíng = qi + (e)ng2

old variant of 晴[qing2]

煋

xi̅ng = xi + (e)ng1

(literary) (of a fire) fierce; intense; blazing / (literary) to radiate light in all directions