老百姓

老

lǎo

百

bǎi

姓

xìng

ordinary people / the "person in the street" / CL:個|个[ge4]

Characters and words in 老百姓

老

lǎo = l + ao3

prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough

Add a new mnemonic for 老 = ⺹ + 匕

老 = ⺹ + 匕 : Lancelot (l) is showing his respect to grandpa (老) in the aorta's living room (ao3). He's bowing deep and offering a crown (⺹), but grandpa refuses by hitting Lancelot on the head with a ladle (匕).

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百

bǎi = b + ai3

hundred / numerous / all kinds of

Add a new mnemonic for 百 = 一 + 白

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).

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百

bǎi

姓

xìng

common people

姓

xìng = xi + (e)ng4

family name / surname / CL:個|个[ge4] / to be surnamed

Add a new mnemonic for 姓 = 女 + 生

姓 = 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.

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