宏

great / magnificent / macro (computing) / macro-

宏 = 宀 + 𠂇 + 厶 : Helga Horse (hu) finished a special research project in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). She cut off her fake nose (厶) with a pair of scissors (𠂇) and took a macro (宏) image of the evolving bacteria and funghi as she left the nose in the kitchen. For her research she earned a graduation cap (宀).

宏 character breakdown

宏
- 厶
- 厷
  - 厶
  - 𠂇
    - 一
    - 丿
- 宀
  - 丶
  - 冖
- 𠂇
  - 一
  - 丿

厶

mǒu = m + ou3

old variant of 某[mou3]

厶

si̅ = s + Ø1

old variant of 私[si1]

Mnemonic symbol: a fake nose. Socrates (s) is wearing his fake nose (厶) in outer space, in front of the space station (Ø1).

厷

go̅ng = gu + (e)ng1

old variant of 肱[gong1]

厷

hóng = hu + (e)ng2

old variant of 宏[hong2]

宀

mián = mi + an2

"roof" radical (Kangxi radical 40), occurring in 家, 定, 安 etc, referred to as 寶蓋|宝盖[bao3 gai4]

宀 = 丶 + 冖 : Mnemonic symbol: the strokes of this character look like a graduation cap (宀).

Marilyn Monroe (mi-) wants to cook in the anthill's kitchen (an2) but she's afraid of the ants. That's why she builds a bunker: she uses a saucepan lid (冖) as the base, constructs pillars out of petals (丶) and uses a graduation cap (宀) as the roof.