玖

jiǔ = ji + ou3

black jade / nine (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

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玖 character breakdown

玖
- 久
  - 勹
    - 丿
    - ㇆
      - 一
      - 亅
  - ㇏
- 王
  - 一
  - 土
    - 一
    - 十
      - 一
      - 丨

久

jiǔ = ji + ou3

(long) time / (long) duration of time

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久 = ㇏ + 勹 : Mnemonic symbol: an hourglass.

Joan of Arc (ji) has been waiting for ages (久) for the elephant (勹) to get up from the outhouse's living room (ou3) sofa. She point towards a huge expired hourglass (久) and pokes him with a finger (㇏) to make him finally get up.

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王

wáng = w + ang2

king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great

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王 = 一 + 土 : Mnemonic symbol: Martin Luther King. Willy Walrus (wu) is stuck in a heap of dirt (土) in the anglepod's kitchen (ang2). Martin Luther King (王) helps him by holding out a flute (一).

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