to demand / to request / to coerce
important / vital / to want / to ask for / will / going to (as future auxiliary) / may / must / (used in a comparison) must be / probably / if
(bound form) to demand; to coerce
to want; to need; to ask for / will; shall; about to / need to; should / if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]) / (bound form) important
to (a place) / until (a time) / up to / to go / to arrive / (verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
to reach; to arrive / to leave for; to go to / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) / considerate; thoughtful; thorough
玉
=
丶
+
王
:
Mnemonic symbol: a jade bracelet.
Yu the Great (yu) and Martin Luther King (王) invented some kind of wrestling sport in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). Both fighters have to be restrained by large jade bracelets (玉) around their body restricting their arms to be aligned to the body. Then they fight. To make things safe they stuffed the space station's bathroom (Ø4) with cosy petals (丶) so that they won't hurt themselves.
Yu the Great (yu) and Martin Luther King (王) invented some kind of wrestling sport in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). Both fighters have to be restrained by large jade bracelets (玉) around their body restricting their arms to be aligned to the body. Then they fight. To make things safe they stuffed the space station's bathroom (Ø4) with cosy petals (丶) so that they won't hurt themselves.
帝
=
立
+
冖
+
巾
:
Mnemonic symbol: the great emperor Caesar.
Caesar prepared to sauna in the space station's bathroom, and he has his towel already around his neck when he prepares a new aufguss. Just as he wants to lift the vase, the cooking top on top of it lifts itself as Dorothy Gale looks out, laughing at Caesar.
Caesar prepared to sauna in the space station's bathroom, and he has his towel already around his neck when he prepares a new aufguss. Just as he wants to lift the vase, the cooking top on top of it lifts itself as Dorothy Gale looks out, laughing at Caesar.
face / side / surface / aspect / top / classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
面
=
丆
+
囬
:
Mnemonic symbol: a spray flask with one of these liquids which make a surface super slippery.
In the anthill's bathroom (an4), Marilyn Monroe (mi) wants to set up a wind wheel (丆) on top of a closet (囬). Just as she tries to fix it she slips and falls down, the wind wheel crashing on the floor. She didn't notice that somebody used a can of non-stick coating (面) on the closet's surfaces (面).
In the anthill's bathroom (an4), Marilyn Monroe (mi) wants to set up a wind wheel (丆) on top of a closet (囬). Just as she tries to fix it she slips and falls down, the wind wheel crashing on the floor. She didn't notice that somebody used a can of non-stick coating (面) on the closet's surfaces (面).
variant of 麵|面[mian4]
flour / noodles / (of food) soft (not crunchy) / (slang) (of a person) ineffectual / spineless
front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly
to say / to tell / to announce / to report / to denounce / to file a lawsuit / to sue
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
Maud Younger (y) forgot her keys to the space station (Ø1), all she brought outside was her flute (一). She has no choice but to crash the door with the giant flute.
accusation / suit / state / condition / strong / great / -shaped