煤

méi = m + ei2

coal / CL:塊|块[kuai4]

煤 = 某 + 火 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) is looking for some food in the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (ei2) when a fire (火) breaks out at the coal (煤) store and blocks the way down. To stay calm Mahatma Gandhi grabs a ukulele and plays "somewhere over the rainbow" (某).

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煤 character breakdown

煤
- 某
  - 木
    - 八
      - 丿
      - ㇏
    - 十
      - 一
      - 丨
  - 甘
    - 二
      - 一
    - 卄
      - 一
      - 丨
- 火
  - 丶
  - 人
    - 丿
    - ㇏

某

mǒu = m + ou3

some / a certain / sb or sth indefinite / such-and-such

Add a new mnemonic for 某 = 木 + 甘

某 = 木 + 甘 : Mnemonic symbol: someone playing "somewhere over the rainbow" on an ukulele.

In the outhouse, the cow has climbed a large Christmas tree and now she's too afraid and panicked to climb down again. Mahatma Gandhi comes to help with his ukulele, playing "somewhere over the rainbow" to calm down the cow.

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火

huǒ = hu + o3

fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86

Add a new mnemonic for 火 = 人 + 丶

火 = 人 + 丶 : Helga Horse (hu) and Neanderthal Man (人) are starting a fire (火) in the observatory's living room (o3) with two large petals (丶).

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