Mnemonic comic for 寺

Translation

sì = s + Ø4: Buddhist temple / mosque / government office (old)

Mnemonic

Socrates (s) built a Buddhist temple (寺) in the space station’s bathroom (Ø4). To protect it from being destroyed while floating around in zero gravity, he built a protective frame made out of mud (土) around it. After finishing it he inspects it and thinks “thumbs up” (寸), because he is proud of his work.

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寺 character breakdown

寺
- 土
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
  - 一
- 寸
  - 一
  - 亅
  - 丶

Component Translations

tǔ = tu + Ø3

Tu (ethnic group) / surname Tu

tǔ = tu + Ø3

earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

cùn = cu + (e)n4

a unit of length / inch / thumb

Characters with 寺 as component

特侍待等峙诗持時詩恃痔畤庤跱邿鼭

tè = t + e4

special / unique / distinguished / especially / unusual / very / abbr. for 特克斯[te4 ke4 si1], tex

shì = sh + Ø4

to serve / to attend upon

dāi = d + ai1

to stay

Words with 寺

mosque

temple / monastery / shrine

cloister / temple / monastery / CL:座[zuo4]

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