紫丁香

lilac

Characters and words in 紫丁香

zǐ = z + Ø3

purple / violet

紫 = 此 + 糸 : Zorro (z) needs some more special effects dust. To make it, he crushes a few amethysts (紫) in the space station (Ø3) by stomping on them with his boots (此). He then crafts a few bags out of a silken scarf (糸) to store the dust in.

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丁

di̅ng = di + (e)ng1

male adult / the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干[tian1 gan1] / fourth (used like "4" or "D") / small cube of meat or vegetable / (literary) to encounter / (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195° / (chemistry) butyl

Add a new mnemonic for 丁 = 一 + 亅

丁 = 一 + 亅 : Mnemonic symobl: a nail. 一 is the head of the nail and 亅 is the shaft. The point of the nail is already a bit bent.

Dorothy Gale (di) balances a flute (一) on a crowbar (亅) in front of the engine ((e)ng1). For this trick, she wins the fourth (丁) place in an artists competition and gets a quarter (丁) of a pizza as prize. Unfortunately, there is a big nail (mnemonic symbol for 丁) on the pizza slice.

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丁

di̅ng

香

xia̅ng

lilac (Syringia vulgaris) / clove (Eugenia aromatica)

香

xia̅ng = xi + ang1

fragrant / sweet smelling / aromatic / savory or appetizing / (to eat) with relish / (of sleep) sound / perfume or spice / joss or incense stick / CL:根[gen1]

Add a new mnemonic for 香 = 日 + 禾

香 = 日 + 禾 : Mnemonic symbol from 香草, spices.

Just as the sun (日) is not looking Xi Shi (xi) plays a prank on her in front of the anglepod (ang1) and puts spices (香) in her bowl of cereals (禾).

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