Mnemonic comic for 口
Translation
Mnemonic
Mnemonic symbol: 口 shall be represented by a mandarin. Karl Marx (k-) is enjoying a mandarin in the outhouse's living room (ou3).
口 character breakdown
The character 口 cannot be broken down into individual components.
Characters with 口 as component
used in 嚕囌|噜苏[lu1 su1]
苏
=
办
+
艹
:
Susan Saint Bernard (su) set up a new business (办) in front of the space station (Ø1). She is growing wild red basil (苏) on sheets of artificial lawn (艹) which provide just the right nutrients. Because it will take the basil really long to grow, Susan Saint Bernard just takes a nap. When the basil is big enough she will wake up (苏) and sell it.
variant of 燕[yan4]
燕
=
北
+
口
+
廿
+
灬
:
Maud Younger (y) put a swallow (燕) on a grill (灬) in the anthill's bathroom (an4), but before she did that she oriented the grill towards east using a compass rose (北). She also put a mandarin (口) in the swallow's mouth. Later she'll put the swallow in a flower pot (廿) when it is done.
Words with 口
to arbitrarily assert / to allege / to stick to one's statement / to cling to one's view
At the Crossroads, famous opera, based on a story from 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4]
Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery Company
not to be crushed (idiom) / to be determined to have one's revenge
China Precision Machinery Import-Export Corporation (CPMIEC)
The Export-Import Bank of China (state-owned bank)
China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation (CATIC)
lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb) / fig. learn to walk before you run
lit. to want to get fat with only one mouthful (proverb) / fig. to try to achieve one's goal in the shortest time possible / to be impatient for success