臣
state official or subject in dynastic China / I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign) / Kangxi radical 131
臣 character breakdown
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)
Mnemonic symbol: a dinosaur bone. Gitta Giraffe (gu-) found a gorgeous dinosaur bone (丨) in the encampment's living room ((e)n3).
vertical stroke (in Chinese characters), referred to as 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3]
Mnemonic symbol: a dinosaur bone. Sheldon Shrimp (shu) found a gorgeous dinosaur bone (丨) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) and is cracking it open to eat its bone marrow.
very large / huge / tremendous / gigantic
This character reminds me of the Leshan Giant Buddha.
Zeus wants to use the space station's bathroom, but as the Leshan Giant Buddha enters the whole room is already filled by the giant's foot.
Zeus wants to use the space station's bathroom, but as the Leshan Giant Buddha enters the whole room is already filled by the giant's foot.
Characters with 臣 as component
to supervise / to inspect / jail / prison
监
=
刂
+
大
+
皿
:
Joan of Arc (ji) has been caught by the English and in her prison (监), a cage (监) in front of the anthill (an1), She awaits her trial. She has not given up, though: as a robot hands her a bowl of rice (皿), She quickly pulls out a kitchen knife (刂) and stabs the robot's (大) arm. The robot doesn't even notice though.
Words with 臣
outstanding founding minister (title given to reward loyal general or vassal of new dynasty or state)