Mnemonic comic for 等

Translation

děng = d + (e)ng3: class / rank / grade / equal to / same as / to wait for / to await / et cetera / and so on / et al. (and other authors) / after / as soon as / once

Mnemonic

Inside of the engine's living room ((e)ng3), Don Quixote (d) is praying in front of a Buddhist shrine (寺). He brought a bamboo stick (⺮) as offer, and he lighted it at the very top. Now he's waiting for the stick to burn down so he can go home. However, the stick is very long: Don Quixote will have to wait for a long time (等).

Comments

等 character breakdown

等
- ⺮
- 寺
  - 土
    - 一
    - 十
      - 一
      - 丨
  - 寸
    - 一
    - 丶
    - 亅
- 竹
  - 丨
  - 亅
  - 亇
    - 亅
    - 人
      - 丿
      - ㇏
    - ⺈
  - 𠂉
    - 一
    - 丿

zhú = zhu + Ø2

"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)

Add a new mnemonic for ⺮ =

sì = s + Ø4

Buddhist temple / mosque / government office (old)

Add a new mnemonic for 寺 = 土 + 寸

zhú = zhu + Ø2

bamboo / CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1] / Kangxi radical 118

Add a new mnemonic for 竹 =  + 丨 + 亅

Add a new mnemonic for 竹 = 𠂉 + 丨 + 亅

Add a new mnemonic for 竹 = 亇