培

péi = p + ei2

to bank up with earth / to cultivate (lit. or fig.) / to train (people)

培 = 咅 + 土 : Pinocchio (p) has been cultivating (培) a big compost heap in the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (ei2). He uses his own poo-poo (咅), which is just humus, and earthed it up in a compartment made of earth (土).

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培 character breakdown

培
- 咅
  - 口
  - 立
    - 亠
      - 一
      - 丶
    - 䒑
      - 一
      - 丷
- 土
  - 一
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨

咅

pǒu = p + ou3

pooh / pah / bah / (today used as a phonetic component in 部[bu4], 倍[bei4], 培[pei2], 剖[pou1] etc)

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咅 = 口 + 立 : Pinocchio (p) ate too many mandarins (口), so he has to make a big poo-poo (咅) into a vase (立) in the outhouse (ou3). It is very stinky, so all other visitors exclaim "bah!" (咅) as they pass the vase.

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土

tǔ = tu + Ø3

Tu (ethnic group) / surname Tu

Add a new mnemonic for 土 = 十 + 一

土

tǔ = tu + Ø3

earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

Add a new mnemonic for 土 = 十 + 一

土 = 十 + 一 : Tommy Turtle (tu) wants to fix a cross (十) on a flute (一) in the space station's living room (Ø3). He uses dust and clay (土) to hold them together.

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