一聲不響

一

yi̅

声

聲

she̅ng

不

bù

响

響

xiǎng

to keep totally silent / noiselessly

Characters and words in 一聲不響

一

yi̅ = y + Ø1

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

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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.

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一

yi̅

声

聲

she̅ng

first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)

声

聲

she̅ng = sh + (e)ng1

sound / voice / tone / noise / reputation / classifier for sounds

Add a new mnemonic for 声 = 𠃜 + 士

Add a new mnemonic for 声 = 士 + 尸 + 丨

Add a new mnemonic for 聲 = 殸 + 耳

声 = 士 + 尸 + 丨 : Sherlock Holmes (sh) hears the terrifying sound (声) of bone (丨) on stone in front of the engine ((e)ng1), and he's sure that there must be a ghost (尸). Indeed it's only the bachelor (士) who wants to scare Sherlock.

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不

bù = bu + Ø4

no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

Add a new mnemonic for 不 = 丆 + 卜

不 = 丆 + 卜 : Bruno Bear (bu) is setting up a wind wheel (丆) with a voodoo staff (卜) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He also puts a "forbidden" sign (mnemonic symbol for 不) on it, to make clear that it may not (不) be stopped.

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