埂

strip of high ground / low earth dyke separating fields

埂 = 土 + 更 : A snake who ate an elephant (更) found Guy Fawkes (g) hideout in the engine ((e)ng3). To catch her Guy Fawkes quickly piles up earth (土) to create a strip of high ground (埂) around the snake which it cannot pass because it just ate an elephant.

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埂 character breakdown

埂
- 土
  - 一
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
- 更
  - 丈
    - 一
    - 乂
      - 丿
      - ㇏
  - 日
    - 一
    - 囗

土

tǔ = tu + Ø3

Tu (ethnic group) / surname Tu

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土

tǔ = tu + Ø3

earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

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土 = 十 + 一 : Tommy Turtle (tu) wants to fix a cross (十) on a flute (一) in the space station's living room (Ø3). He uses dust and clay (土) to hold them together.

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更

ge̅ng = g + (e)ng1

to change or replace / to experience / one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided / watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)

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更

gèng = g + (e)ng4

more / even more / further / still / still more

Add a new mnemonic for 更 = 丈 + 日

更 = 丈 + 日 : 人心不足，蛇吞象: A person who always wants more is like a snake which wants to eat an elephant.

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更 = 丈 + 日 : Guy Fawkes found a snake who ate an elephant in the engine's bathroom, and now it can't move anymore. Together with his friends Bigfoot and the sun, he carries it out of the bathroom.

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