Mnemonic comic for

Translation

shù = shu + Ø4: vertical stroke (in Chinese characters), referred to as 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3]

Mnemonic

A mnemonic is a short, deliberately ridiculous scene, built to be hard to forget. Who appears in it and where it takes place are how the pronunciation is stored; the objects in it stand for the parts the character is written with. That is the Marilyn Method, and the comic below is the same scene, drawn.

Mnemonic symbol: a dinosaur bone. Sheldon Shrimp (shu) found a gorgeous dinosaur bone (丨) in the space station’s bathroom (Ø4) and is cracking it open to eat its bone marrow.

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All translations for 丨

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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How to pronounce 丨

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= gu initial

Gu is for Gitta Giraffe.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ (e)n3 final

In the encampment’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= shu initial

Shu is for Sheldon Shrimp.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ Ø4 final

In the space station’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

丨 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Characters with 丨 as component

jǐng = ji + (e)ng3
a well / CL:口[kou3] / neat / orderly
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gōng = gu + (e)ng1
work / worker / skill / profession / trade / craft / labor
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fēi = f + ei1
abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa
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Words with 丨

丨 is not used as a component in another word.
Sentences with 丨
丨 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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gǔn / shù

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Prompt snippets

The dinosaur bone is a massive, fossilized Tyrannosaurus Rex femur characterized by a heavy, petrified texture and a deep mahogany-brown hue with subtle mineral streaks of ochre. The bone features a bulbous, rounded proximal head and a thick, slightly curved shaft that terminates in broad, dual-condyle joints.

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