豸

worm-like invertebrate / mythical animal (see 獬豸[xie4 zhi4]) / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 153)

豸 = 丿 + 丶 + 亅 : Mnemonic symbol: a bug. James II of England (zh) wakes up in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) and finds that he changed into a bug overnight. Looking for food he finds a banana (丿) and starts eating it, but soon he is discovered and going to be smashed by a crowbar (亅). He can only defend himself by holding a petal leave (丶) over his head.

豸 character breakdown

豸
- 丶
- 丿
- 亅

丶

zhǔ = zhu + Ø3

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

This character shall be represented by a petal (丶) when appearing in other characters.

Julian Giant Squid (zhu) is napping in the space station's living room (Ø3) and hugging a petal (丶).

丿

piě = pi + e3

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4) / see 撇[pie3]

Pocahontas (pi-) is eating a banana (丿) in the elevator's living room (-e3).

亅

jué = ju + e2

"vertical stroke with hook" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 6) / see also 豎鉤|竖钩[shu4 gou1]

Mnemonic symbol: 亅 looks like a crowbar. Zeus (ju) is bored and presses all the buttons next to the elevator kitchen's (e2) door with his crowbar (亅).

Characters with 豸 as component

猫

貓

ma̅o = m + ao1

cat / CL:隻|只[zhi1] / (dialect) to hide oneself / (coll.) modem

猫 = 犭 + 苗 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) set up a very nice field of sprouts (苗) in front of the aorta (ao1) as a peace symbol, but it is all ruined by a dachshund (犭) and a cat (猫) who are chasing each other and destroying the sprouts.

豹

bào = b + ao4

leopard / panther

貌

mào = m + ao4

appearance

貌 = 豸 + 白 + 儿 : Sun Wukong (儿) has transformed into a bug (豸) overnight and wakes up in the aorta's bathroom (ao4). Suddenly Mahatma Gandhi (m) enters and as he sees this weird appearance (貌) he quickly walks towards it. Sun Wukong feels very helpless and is very afraid, so he waves with a white flag (白). Fortunately Mahatma Gandhi is very polite (貌) and asks whether he can do anything for the bug.

狸

貍

lí = li + Ø2

variant of 狸[li2]

貂

dia̅o = di + ao1

sable or marten (genus Martes)

豺

chái = ch + ai2

dog-like animal / ravenous beast / dhole (Cuon Alpinus) / jackal

貘

mò = m + o4