侦

to scout / to spy / to detect

侦 = 亻 + 贞 : Rosa Luxemburg (亻) is detecting (侦) a crime in front of the encampment ((e)n1). She only has to do very little detective (侦) work to find out that the James II of England (zh) broke the law by removing his chastity belt (贞).

侦

遉

zhe̅n = zh + (e)n1

old variant of 偵|侦[zhen1]

侦 character breakdown

侦
- 亻
  - 丨
  - 丿
- 贞
  - 卜
    - 丨
    - 丶
  - 贝
    - 人
      - 丿
      - ㇏
    - 冂
      - 丨
      - ㇆
        
        一
        
        亅
    - ⺆
      - 丿
      - ㇆
        
        一
        
        亅
  - ⺊
    - 一
    - 丨

亻

rén = r + (e)n2

"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)

亻 = 丿 + 丨 : Mnemonic symbol: Rosa Luxemburg. She's quite radical, and her name starts with "r", just like "ren2". Also, 亻appears at the left-hand side of characters, and Rosa is a leftist as well.

Robinson Crusoe (r) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) are having their favorite snacks in the encampment's kitchen: Rosa is eating a banana (丿) and Robinson is eating a dinosaur bone (丨).

贞

貞

zhe̅n = zh + (e)n1

chaste

贞 = ⺊ + 贝 : Mnemonic symbol: a girdle of chastity. James II of England (zh) wants to get rid of his girdle of chastity (贞). In front of the encampment ((e)n1) he asks the crab (贝) to destroy the girdle, but the crab waves with a pennant (⺊) instead to alarm the royal guard.

Characters with 侦 as component

侦 is not used as a component in another character.

侦

侦 character breakdown

Characters with 侦 as component

Words with 侦

Sentences with 侦