Mnemonic comic for 积
Translation
Mnemonic
Joan of Arc (ji) and the cuttlefish (只) are preparing for bad times in front of the space station (Ø1). Together they are piling up (积) cereals (禾) so that they can always eat in times of need.
Comments
First trial of Amazon Nova and I'm impressed by how fast the image was generated! I also like the style.
Matthias, about 12 hours ago
积 character breakdown
only / merely / just / but
只
=
八
+
口
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Mnemonic symbol: this character looks like something (a head?) on two legs. I'll just represent it by a cuttlefish (只). James II of England (zh) has been in the space station (Ø3) as the only (只) one for too long and went mad. He thinks he's holding a mandarin (口), but he's just about to bite into merely (只) an eight ball (八). On the top of his head is a cuttlefish (只) he mistook for a hat.
variant of 只[zhi3]
cereal / grain
grain that has begun to ripen
variant of 只[zhi3]
classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
Characters with 积 as component
积 is not used as a component in another character.
Words with 积
to stock up / to lay in supplies / to hoard (for speculation) / to corner the market in sth
to pile up like a mountain (idiom) / a mountain of (paperwork etc) / a large number of sth
floor area / occupied area / footprint (of a building, piece of equipment etc)
lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom) / good preparation is the key to success / to be well prepared
lit. to put a fire under a pile of firewood (idiom) / fig. hidden danger / imminent danger
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), founded in 1987 (abbreviated name)
Sentences with 积
积 currently does not appear in any sentence.