白

bái = b + ai2

white / snowy / pure / bright / empty / blank / plain / clear / to make clear / in vain / gratuitous / free of charge / reactionary / anti-communist / funeral / to stare coldly / to write wrong character / to state / to explain / vernacular / spoken lines in opera

白 = 丶 + 日 : Mnemonic symbol: a white flag. The sun (日) is waving with a white (白) flag (白) in the airplane's kitchen (ai2) while Beelzebub (b) is beating them with a big petal leaf (丶).

白 character breakdown

白
- 丶
- 日
  - 一
  - 囗

丶

zhǔ = zhu + Ø3

"dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3) / see also 點|点[dian3]

This character shall be represented by a petal (丶) when appearing in other characters.

Julian Giant Squid (zhu) is napping in the space station's living room (Ø3) and hugging a petal (丶).

日

rì = r + Ø4

abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan

日

rì = r + Ø4

sun / day / date, day of the month

日 = 囗 + 一 : Robinson Crusoe (r) is hiding from the sun (日) in an enclosure (囗) full of flutes (一) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4).

Characters with 白 as component

迫

pò = p + o4

to force / to compel / to approach or go towards / urgent / pressing

迫 = 白 + 辶 : Pinocchio (p) is hiding in the observatory's bathroom (o4), but his persecutors are about to break in. Pinocchio blocked the door with a heap of gladiator sandals (辶), but they are about to break through. He is forced (迫) to wave his white flag (白) and give up.

泉

quán = qu + an2

spring (small stream) / mouth of a spring / coin (archaic)

泉 = 水 + 白 : Cupid (qu) opened a hot spring (泉) in the anthill's kitchen (an2) by connecting a water fountain (水) with the anthill's heating system. To mark his hot spring as a place of peace he set up a white flag (白) at the side of the spring.

皆

jie̅ = ji + e1

all / each and every / in all cases

皆 = 比 + 白 : Joan of Arc (ji) wants to be known by everyone (皆). To make sure to reach her goal she wears a bikini (比) in front of the elevator (e1) and inspects herself in a hand mirror (白).

隙

xì = xi + Ø4

crack / crevice / gap or interval / loophole / discord / rift

隙 = 阝 + 小 + 白 + 小 : The Pope (阝) wants to bring peace to the universe and starts with planting daisies (小)(小) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). As he is planting the daisies one by one each time he is creating a crack (隙) in the hull of the space station's bathroom (Ø4). Marie Curie (xi) can only watch in horror and wave her white flag (白) to make him stop.

拍

pa̅i = p + ai1

to pat / to clap / to slap / to swat / to take (a photo) / to shoot (a film) / racket (sports) / beat (music)

拍 = 扌 + 白 : Pinocchio (p) is spinning a white flag (白) in front of the airplane (ai1). He is throwing and catching the flag with a toy claw (扌). Many people stop to watch and applaud (拍) him.

舶

bó = b + o2

ship

舶 = 舟 + 白 : Beelzebub (b) plans to go to sea on his new sea-going vessel (舶), but in the observatory's kitchen (o2) he is already attacked by a yellow submarine (舟). Because he has no chance against the submarine he can only wave with his white flag (白).

怕

pà = p + a4

surname Pa

怕 = 忄 + 白 : Someone is approaching Pinocchio with a flail in the ashram's bathroom. He can do nothing but wave his white flag in terror.

怕

pà = p + a4

to be afraid / to fear / to dread / to be unable to endure / perhaps

怕 = 忄 + 白 : Someone is approaching Pinocchio with a flail in the ashram's bathroom. He can do nothing but wave his white flag in terror.

敫

jiǎo = ji + ao3

bright / glittery / Taiwan pr. [jiao4]

敫 = 攵 + 方 + 白 : Joan of Arc has been playing her new ancient musical instrument day and night in the aorta, until her neighbors couldn't stand it anymore. They captured her in a square and threaten to destroy her ancient musical instrument with a sledgehammer shouldn't she cease to play it. Joan of Arc has no choice but to wave a white flag in defeat.

敫

jiǎo = ji + ao3

surname Jiao

貌

mào = m + ao4

appearance

貌 = 豸 + 白 + 儿 : Sun Wukong (儿) has transformed into a bug (豸) overnight and wakes up in the aorta's bathroom (ao4). Suddenly Mahatma Gandhi (m) enters and as he sees this weird appearance (貌) he quickly walks towards it. Sun Wukong feels very helpless and is very afraid, so he waves with a white flag (白). Fortunately Mahatma Gandhi is very polite (貌) and asks whether he can do anything for the bug.