Mnemonic comic for 井

Translation

jǐng = ji + (e)ng3: a well / CL:口[kou3] / neat / orderly

Mnemonic

Joan of Arc (ji) is digging a well (井) inside the engine ((e)ng3). At first she was doing it by hand, but then she hooked up a capacitor (二) to a banana (丿) and a dinosaur bone (丨), which dig for her using the electrical energy.

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井 character breakdown

井
- 丨
- 丿
- 二
  - 一

丨

gǔn = gu + (e)n3

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)

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丨

shù = shu + Ø4

vertical stroke (in Chinese characters), referred to as 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3]

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丿

piě = pi + e3

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4) / see 撇[pie3]

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二

èr = Ø + Ø4

two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid

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