杪

miǎo = mi + ao3

the limit / tip of branch

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杪 character breakdown

杪
- 少
  - 丿
  - 小
    - 亅
    - 八
      - 丿
      - ㇏
- 木
  - 八
    - 丿
    - ㇏
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨

少

shǎo = sh + ao3

few / less / to lack / to be missing / to stop (doing sth) / seldom

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少 = 丿 + 小 : Mnemonic symbol: 少 looks like a smiley face.

There's a food shortage (少) in the aorta, and Sherlock Holmes (sh) and Smiley (少) are looking for food in the living room (ao3). There's only one banana (丿) left. Soon they'll have to eat the many daisies (小) which are growing there.

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少

shào = sh + ao4

young

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木

mù = mu + Ø4

(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden

Add a new mnemonic for 木 = 八 + 十

木 = 八 + 十 : Mnemonic symbol: a Christmas tree.

Malte Monkey (mu) is setting up a Christmas tree (木) in the bathroom of the space station (Ø4). He decorates the tree with eight-balls (八) and puts a holy cross (十) at the top of the tree.

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