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Translation

jiù = ji + ou4: old / opposite: new 新 / former / worn (with age)

Mnemonic

In the year 2076 Joan of Arc (ji) and the sun (日) meet again in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4). They are both very old (旧) and have to use dinosaur bones (丨) as crooks.

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旧 character breakdown

gǔn = gu + (e)n3
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)
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shù = shu + Ø4
vertical stroke (in Chinese characters), referred to as 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3]
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= r + Ø4
abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan
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= r + Ø4
sun / day / date, day of the month
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Characters with 旧 as component

xiàn = xi + an4
Japanese variant of 陷[xian4]
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Words with 旧

to resume one's old trade (idiom)
conservative / reactionary
Gejiu, county-level city in Yunnan, capital of Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous county 紅河哈尼族彞族自治州|红河哈尼族彝族自治州[Hong2 he2 Ha1 ni2 zu2 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
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