篆

zhuàn = zhu + an4

seal (of office) / seal script (a calligraphic style) / the small seal 小篆 and great seal 大篆 / writing in seal script

Add a new mnemonic for 篆 = 竹 + 彖

篆 character breakdown

篆
- 彖
  - 彑
  - 𧰨
    - 丿
    - 亅
    - ㇏
- 竹
  - 丨
  - 亅
  - 亇
    - 亅
    - 人
      - 丿
      - ㇏
    - ⺈
  - 𠂉
    - 一
    - 丿

彖

tuàn = tu + an4

to foretell the future using the trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经

Add a new mnemonic for 彖 = 𧰨 + 彑

彖 = 𧰨 + 彑 : Tommy Turtle (tu) is using the Book of Changes to foretell the future (彖) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). It says that he will very soon have a wet snout (彑) and indeed, just seconds later a very wet (but friendly) caterpillar (𧰨) falls on his head.

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竹

zhú = zhu + Ø2

bamboo / CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1] / Kangxi radical 118

Add a new mnemonic for 竹 = 𠂉 + 丨 + 亅

Add a new mnemonic for 竹 =  + 丨 + 亅

Add a new mnemonic for 竹 = 亇

竹 = 𠂉 + 丨 + 亅 : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) is weaving a bamboo basket (竹) in the space station's kitchen (Ø2). He is using a key (𠂉), a dinosaur bone (丨) and a crowbar (亅) as basis structure and connects the three stays by weaving soft bamboo (竹) around them.

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