曽

céng = c + (e)ng2

Japanese variant of 曾[ceng2]

Add a new mnemonic for 曽 = 八 + 田 + 曰

曽 character breakdown

曽
- 八
  - 丿
  - ㇏
- 曰
  - 一
  - 囗
- 田
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
  - 囗

曰

yue̅ = yu + e1

to speak / to say

Add a new mnemonic for 曰 = 囗 + 一

曰 = 囗 + 一 : Mnemonic symbol: a microphone.

Yu the Great (yu) is selling flutes (一) in front of the elevator (e1). He has a whole box (囗) of them, and he's advertising them by using a microphone (曰).

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田

tián = ti + an2

field / farm / CL:片[pian4]

Add a new mnemonic for 田 = 囗 + 十

田 = 囗 + 十 : Mother Teresa (ti) wants to plant a field (田) of crosses (十) in the anthill's kitchen (an2). She ordered an enclosure (囗) full of crosses (十) and puts them up one by one.

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八

ba̅ = b + a1

eight; 8

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八 = 丿 + ㇏ : Mnemonic symbol: an eight-ball.

Beelzebub (b-) wants to find new ways to lure people into playing pool billiard. To this end he is meditating on top of an eight-ball (八) in front of the Ashram (a1). He uses a finger (㇏) and a banana (丿) as incense to create the right atmosphere.

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Characters with 曽 as component

赠

贈

zèng = z + (e)ng4

to give as a present / to repel / to bestow an honorary title after death (old)

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Add a new mnemonic for 贈 = 貝 + 曽

赠 = 曾 + 贝 : In engine's bathroom ((e)ng4) Zorro (z) is giving a firefly (曾) to the crab (贝) as a present (赠), and the crab promptly eats the firefly.

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层

層

céng = c + (e)ng2

to pile on top of one another / layer; stratum / floor (of a building); story / (math.) sheaf / classifier for layers

Add a new mnemonic for 层 = 云 + 尸

Add a new mnemonic for 層 = 尸 + 曽

层 = 云 + 尸 : The King of Chu (c) is enjoying a lasagna (千层面) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2) when suddenly a ghost (尸) surrounded by a dark cloud (云) appears and starts to haunt him. Terrified, the King of Chu drops the lasagna and runs away. The ghost reached its goal and starts devouring the lasagna himself.

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僧

se̅ng = s + (e)ng1

(bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽[seng1 qie2])

Add a new mnemonic for 僧 = 亻 + 曾

Add a new mnemonic for 僧 = 亻 + 曽

僧 = 亻 + 曾 : In front of the engine ((e)ng1) Rosa Luxemburg (亻) is playing a game of sheepshead with Socrates, the firefly and the monk. She is in a team with the firefly (曾) playing against Socrates (s) and the monk (僧).

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増

ze̅ng = z + (e)ng1

Japanese variant of 增[zeng1]

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憎

ze̅ng = z + (e)ng1

to detest

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噌

ce̅ng = c + (e)ng1

to scold / whoosh!