Mnemonic comic for 粤

Translation

yuè = yu + e4: Cantonese / short name for Guangdong 廣東|广东[Guang3 dong1]

Mnemonic

Yu the Great (yu) prepares to cook Guangdong’s (粤) most popular drug, meth, in the elevator’s bathroom (e4). First he puts on a breathing mask (丂) to protect himself. Then he starts the process: he puts a petal (丶) into a large plastic enclosure (囗) and adds a sack of rice (米) as the next ingredient.

This is the newest comic (in creation order).

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粤 character breakdown

粤
- 丶
- 囗
- 米
  - 丷
  - 木
    - 八
      - 丿
      - ㇏
    - 十
      - 一
      - 丨
- 丂
  - 一
  - ㇉

Component Translations

zhǔ = zhu + Ø3

"dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3) / see also 點|点[dian3]

Add a new mnemonic for 丶 =

wéi = w + ei2

enclosure

Add a new mnemonic for 囗 =

mǐ = mi + Ø3

rice / CL:粒[li4] / meter (classifier)

Add a new mnemonic for 米 = 丷 + 木

kǎo = k + ao3

"breath" or "sigh" component in Chinese characters

Add a new mnemonic for 丂 =

Add a new mnemonic for 丂 = 一 + ㇉

This is the newest comic (in creation order).