鼍

tuó = tu + o2

Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis)

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鼍 character breakdown

鼍
- 一
- 口
- 田
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
  - 囗
- 黾
  - 口
  - 电
    - 乚
    - 曰
      - 一
      - 囗

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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口

kǒu = k + ou3

mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

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Mnemonic symbol: 口 shall be represented by a mandarin. Karl Marx (k-) is enjoying a mandarin in the outhouse's living room (ou3).

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田

tián = ti + an2

field / farm / CL:片[pian4]

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田 = 囗 + 十 : Mother Teresa (ti) wants to plant a field (田) of crosses (十) in the anthill's kitchen (an2). She ordered an enclosure (囗) full of crosses (十) and puts them up one by one.

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黾

黽

měng = m + (e)ng3

toad

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黾

黽

mǐn = mi + (e)n3

to strive

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黾 = 口 + 电 : Marilyn Monroe (mi) wants to charge (电) her phone in the encampment ((e)n3), but she finds that the charger (电) is already occupied by a toad (黾) which charges its mandarin (口). (Can you see the mandarin connected to the charger in the character 黾?)

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