胄

zhòu = zh + ou4

helmet / descendants

Add a new mnemonic for 胄 = 由 + 月

胄 character breakdown

胄
- 月
  - 二
    - 一
  - ⺆
    - 丿
    - ㇆
      - 一
      - 亅
- 由
  - 丨
  - 曰
    - 一
    - 囗

月

yuè = yu + e4

moon / month / monthly / CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]

Add a new mnemonic for 月 = ⺆ + 二

月 = ⺆ + 二 : Yu the Great (yu) is modelling a moon (月) in the elevator's bathroom (e4). He uses a stapler (⺆) to staple a lot of capacitors (二) together to form a moon shape, while the real moon is sitting for him.

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由

yóu = y + ou2

to follow / from / because of / due to / by / via / through / (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...

Add a new mnemonic for 由 = 丨 + 曰

由 = 丨 + 曰 : Mnemonic symbol: 自由古巴， a cuba libre. The character 由 itself even looks like a cuba libre.

Maud Younger (y) is taking part in a charity auction in the outhouse's kitchen (ou2). She is auctioning the dinosaur bone (丨) next to her and is speaking into a microphone (曰). In the other hand she is holding a cuba libre (由), and she is already quite drunk.

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