Mnemonic comic for ⺀

Translation

Character component without intrinsic meaning

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.

Two petals form a blossom, so let’s represent ⺀ by a beautiful blossom.

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We assign a separate mnemonic to this character because using "two petals" in mnemonics just doesn't work. Scroll down to see how this character is used as component in many very frequent characters. Because so many important characters are made using this one as a component, setting up this mnemonic will pay off very soon.

Matthias, over 2 years ago

⺀ 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.

⺀
- 丶

Component Translations

丶

zhǔ = zhu + Ø3

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

Characters with ⺀ as component

为冬搀头斗舟寒氵尽馋

为

為

wèi = w + ei4

because of / for / to

为

為

wéi = w + ei2

as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice)

为

爲

wéi = w + ei2

variant of 為|为[wei2] / as (i.e. in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do

Words with ⺀

⺀ is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with ⺀

⺀ currently does not appear in any sentence.

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Character component without intrinsic meaning