百
=
一
+
白
:
Mnemonic symbol: a one hundred 元 bill.
Beelzebub (b) enjoys preparing to allure mortals. In the airplane's living room (ai3) he's waving a flute (一) as a magic wand and enchanting one hundred white flags (白) to look like one hundred (百) one hundred 元 bills (百).
family name / surname / CL:個|个[ge4] / to be surnamed
姓
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女
+
生
:
Marie Curie (xi) finds baby Bessie (女) lying in a cradle (生) in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4). Marie decides to give Bessie the surname (姓) "Coleman" because she thinks it will fit very well.
