Mnemonic comic for 重

Translation

zhòng = zhu + (e)ng4: heavy / serious / to attach importance to

Mnemonic

Mnemonic symbol (from the shape of the character): this one looks like a space elevator. The two top strokes are the heavens, the two bottom strokes are the earth, and the part in between is the cabin (or climber) of the space elevator. Julian Giant Squid (zhu) installed a space elevator (重) in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4). For the maiden trip, and as a stress test, he loads one thousand (千) one kilogram weights (千) and decorates them with sun flowers (里) to celebrate the occasion.

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重

chóng = chu + (e)ng2

to repeat / repetition / again / re- / classifier: layer

重 = 千 + 里 : Mnemonic symbol (from the shape of the character): this one looks like a space elevator. The two top strokes are the heavens, the two bottom strokes are the earth, and the part in between is the cabin (or climber) of the space elevator.

Chantal Chicken (chu) is working in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). Her job is to crush sunflower (里) seeds with a 1 kg weight (千) to get the kernels. Then she has to put the kernels into the cabin of a space elevator (重) to send them to outer space. This repeats (重) again and again day in, day out.

重

zhòng = zhu + (e)ng4

heavy / serious / to attach importance to

重 = 千 + 里 : Mnemonic symbol (from the shape of the character): this one looks like a space elevator. The two top strokes are the heavens, the two bottom strokes are the earth, and the part in between is the cabin (or climber) of the space elevator.

Julian Giant Squid (zhu) installed a space elevator (重) in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4). For the maiden trip, and as a stress test, he loads one thousand (千) one kilogram weights (千) and decorates them with sun flowers (里) to celebrate the occasion.

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重 character breakdown

重
- 千
  - 丿
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
- 里
  - 土
    - 一
    - 十
      - 一
      - 丨
  - 田
    - 十
      - 一
      - 丨
    - 囗

千

qia̅n = qi + an1

thousand

千 = 丿 + 十 : Mnemonic symbol: a 1 kg weight.

The Queen of Hearts (qi) dropped a kilogram (千) on her banana (丿) in front of the anthill (an1), and now she uses a cross (十) to try and revive it.

里

裏

lǐ = li + Ø3

variant of 裡|里[li3]

里

裡

lǐ = li + Ø3

lining / interior / inside / internal / also written 裏|里[li3]

里 = 土 + 田 : Mnemonic symbol: a sunflower. The 田 part looks like the blossom and 土 looks like the stem and leaves. Li Qingzhao (li) wants to put up a field (田) inside (里) the space station's living room (Ø3). First she puts some earth (土) here and there, and then she plants lots of sunflowers (里).

里

lǐ = li + Ø3

li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m / neighborhood / ancient administrative unit of 25 families / (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels

千

韆

qia̅n = qi + an1

see 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1]

Characters with 重 as component

种

種

zhǒng = zhu + (e)ng3

seed / species / kind / type / classifier for types, kinds, sorts

种 = 中 + 禾 : Inside of the engine, Julian Giant Squid prepares his cereals from the very beginning. He grows and picks up seeds, dries them on a dart board, and puts the dried seeds into his cereals.

种

種

zhòng = zhu + (e)ng4

to plant / to grow / to cultivate

肿

腫

zhǒng = zhu + (e)ng3

to swell / swelling / swollen

肿 = 中 + 月 : The moon (月) and Julian Giant Squid (zhu) are playing darts inside of the engine ((e)ng3). Right in his first turn Julian Giant Squid doesn't hit the dart board (中), but instead hits the moon's eye which starts swelling (肿) and develops into a tumor (肿).

动

動

dòng = du + (e)ng4

(of sth) to move / to set in movement / to displace / to touch / to make use of / to stir (emotions) / to alter / abbr. for 動詞|动词[dong4 ci2], verb

动 = 云 + 力 : Doggy Dog notices a lot of smoke when he enters engine's bathroom. Instead of thinking long, he acts quickly and moves to push the fire alarm button.

冲

衝

chòng = chu + (e)ng4

powerful / vigorous / pungent / towards / in view of

冲 = 中 + 冫 : Chantal Chicken realises that she indeed threw the popsicles at the dart board very vigorously and powerful. Even rinsing the board with water in the engine's bathroom she cannot clean it.

冲

衝

cho̅ng = chu + (e)ng1

thoroughfare / to go straight ahead / to rush / to clash

冲 = 中 + 冫 : Chantal Chicken vigorously throws popsicles at a dart board in front of the engine. The popsicles are very sticky; Chantal will have to rinse the dart board in the engine's bathroom later.

董

dǒng = du + (e)ng3

to supervise / to direct / director

董 = 艹 + 重 : Doggy Dog (du) supervises (董) the space elevator (重) inside of the engine ((e)ng3). Currently it is transporting artificial lawn (艹) and antiques (古董) to the space station.

董

dǒng = du + (e)ng3

surname Dong

钟

鍾

zho̅ng = zhu + (e)ng1

handleless cup / goblet / to concentrate / variant of 鐘|钟[zhong1]

钟 = 中 + 钅 : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) practices trick shots in front of the engine ((e)ng1). He tries to hit a dart board (中) with golden harpoons (钅). He's not going for direct hits though, but trying to bounce the golden harpoons off of a huge bell (钟) first.

钟

鍾

zho̅ng = zhu + (e)ng1

surname Zhong