豺

dog-like animal / ravenous beast / dhole (Cuon Alpinus) / jackal

豺 character breakdown

豺
- 才
  - 一
  - 丿
  - 亅
- 豸
  - 丶
  - 丿
  - 亅

cái = c + ai2

ability / talent / sb of a certain type / a capable individual / then and only then / just now / (before an expression of quantity) only

Add a new mnemonic for 才 = 一 + 亅 + 丿

才 = 一 + 亅 + 丿 : Mnemonic symbol: from "ability / talent", the special ability of X-ray vision.

The King of Chu (c) has been bitten by a X-ray tube and has gained the special ability (才) of X-ray vision. In the airplane's kitchen (ai2), he holds a banana (丿) in each hand; through his x-ray vision ability, he is able to see that in one of them there's a crowbar (亅) hidden, in the other one a flute (一).

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才

纔

cái = c + ai2

(variant of 才[cai2]) just now / (before an expression of quantity) only

Add a new mnemonic for 才 = 一 + 亅 + 丿

Add a new mnemonic for 纔 = 糹 + 毚

豸

zhì = zh + Ø4

worm-like invertebrate / mythical animal (see 獬豸[xie4 zhi4]) / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 153)

Add a new mnemonic for 豸 = 丿 + 丶 + 亅

豸 = 丿 + 丶 + 亅 : Mnemonic symbol: a bug. James II of England (zh) wakes up in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) and finds that he changed into a bug overnight. Looking for food he finds a banana (丿) and starts eating it, but soon he is discovered and going to be smashed by a crowbar (亅). He can only defend himself by holding a petal leave (丶) over his head.

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