傍

bàng = b + ang4

near / approaching / to depend on / (slang) to have an intimate relationship with sb / Taiwan pr. [pang2], [bang1], [bang4]

Add a new mnemonic for 傍 = 亻 + 旁

傍 = 亻 + 旁 : Rosa Luxemburg (亻) and Beelzebub (b) have a secret intimidate relationship (傍) in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4), but only because Rosa depends (傍) on him. The depends on his supply of bourbon (旁), to be exact.

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傍 character breakdown

傍
- 亻
  - 丨
  - 丿
- 旁
  - 六
    - 亠
      - 一
      - 丶
    - 八
      - 丿
      - ㇏
  - 冖
  - 方
    - 万
      - 丆
        
        一
        
        丿
      - ㇆
        
        一
        
        亅
    - 丶

亻

rén = r + (e)n2

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

Add a new mnemonic for 亻 = 丿 + 丨

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).

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旁

páng = p + ang2

one side / other / different / lateral component of a Chinese character (such as 刂[dao1], 亻[ren2] etc)

Add a new mnemonic for 旁 = 六 + 冖 + 方

旁 = 六 + 冖 + 方 : Mnemonic symbol: bourbon, 波旁.

The beast (六) just entered the anglepod (ang2) and got a quest from Pinocchio (p). Pinocchio asked the beast to fit a cooking top (冖) into a square (方). If he succeeds, he'll get a bottle of bourbon (旁), so the beast is jumping on the cooking top madly trying to push it through the square.

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