Mnemonic comic for 申
Translation
Mnemonic
Mnemonic symbol: a textbook.
Sherlock Holmes (sh) uses a microphone (曰) and a dinosaur bone (丨) as pointer to explain (申) the history of the encampment to the audience standing in front of it ((e)n1). He likes to present himself as an expert, but he's a faker: All his explanations come from his textbook (申).
All translations for 申
old name for Shanghai 上海[Shang4 hai3] / surname Shen
to extend / to state / to explain / 9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey / ancient Chinese compass point: 240°
Comments
申 character breakdown
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)
vertical stroke (in Chinese characters), referred to as 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3]
to speak / to say