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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

dào = d + ao4
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ér = Ø + Ø2
Japanese variant of 兒|儿[er2]
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yàn = y + an4
old variant of 焰[yan4]
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Words with 旧

to resume one's old trade (idiom)
to revisit / to return to a previously visited spot
to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
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