一陣子

一

yi̅

阵

陣

zhèn

子

a while / a spell / a short time / a burst

Characters and words in 一陣子

一

yi̅ = y + Ø1

one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

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Maud Younger (y) forgot her keys to the space station (Ø1), all she brought outside was her flute (一). She has no choice but to crash the door with the giant flute.

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一

yi̅

阵

陣

zhèn

a burst / a fit / a peal / a spell (period of time)

阵

陣

zhèn = zh + (e)n4

disposition of troops / wave / spate / burst / spell / short period of time / classifier for events or states of short duration

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Add a new mnemonic for 陣 = 阝 + 車

阵 = 车 + 阝 : James II of England (zh) and the pope (阝) were supposed to be in the army's very first attack wave (阵) driving a red cabriolet (车), but somehow they got lost and ended up in the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4).

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阵

陣

zhèn

子

period of time

子

zǐ = z + Ø3

son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat / Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / sub-

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子 = 了 + 一 : Zorro wants to eat an egg in the space station, and he already put it in a prize cup, as he has no egg cup. He also lacks a spoon, so he uses a big flute to crush the egg open.

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子

zi = z + Ø5

(noun suffix)

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