Mnemonic comic for 叮

male adult / the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干[tian1 gan1] / fourth (used like "4" or "D") / small cube of meat or vegetable / (literary) to encounter / (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195° / (chemistry) butyl

mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

(onom.) ding dong / jingling of bells / clanking sound

(onom.) ding dong / jingling of bells / clanking sound

to warn repeatedly / to urge / to exhort again and again

(onom.) ding dong / jingling of bells / clanking sound

to warn / to urge / to exhort / to give instructions carefully and insistently

to question closely / to make a detailed inquiry / to probe / to ask repeatedly

tinkle

(onom.) ding dong / jingling of bells / clanking sound

jingle

lit. flies do not attack an intact egg (idiom) / fig. no smoke without a fire

to tinkle / to jingle / to clank

repeatedly urging / imploring over and over again

lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom) / fig. empty vessels make the most noise / one who has a little knowledge likes to show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest

(onom.) tinkling or jingling sound

(dialect) dragonfly

sting / bite (of insect)