嵖

chá = ch + a2

see 嵖岈山[Cha2 ya2 Shan1]

嵖 character breakdown

嵖
- 山
  - 丨
  - 凵
- 查
  - 旦
    - 一
    - 日
      - 一
      - 囗
  - 木
    - 八
      - 丿
      - ㇏
    - 十
      - 一
      - 丨

mountain / hill / anything that resembles a mountain / CL:座[zuo4] / bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons / gable

Add a new mnemonic for 山 = 丨 + 凵

山 = 丨 + 凵 : Mnemonic symbol: 山 looks like the tip of a fork. Sherlock Holmes (sh) is climbing a mountain (山) in front of the anthill (an1). He uses a dinosaur bone (〡) as walking stick, and to have better grip he attached a fork (山) to its tip. Unfortunately he accidentally sticks the fork into a receptacle (凵) on the ground of the mountain and gets shocked.

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查

zha̅ = zh + a1

surname Zha

Add a new mnemonic for 查 = 旦 + 木

查

chá = ch + a2

to research / to check / to investigate / to examine / to refer to / to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary)

Add a new mnemonic for 查 = 旦 + 木

查 = 旦 + 木 : Mnemonic symbol: a detective. In the ashram's kitchen (a2), the detective (查) is investigating (查) a passed out Charlie Chaplin (ch) who's lying under a Christmas tree (木). Could it have something to do with the big empty mug (旦) which was formerly filled with glühwein?

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