大拇指

big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]) / greatly; freely; fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

Add a new mnemonic for 大 = 一 + 人

大 = 一 + 人 : The big (大), huge (大) robot (mnemonic symbol for 大) is working out in the ashram's bathroom (a4). He's lifting a flute (一) to which Don Quixote (d) and Neanderthal man (人) are clinging.

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拇

mǔ = mu + Ø3

thumb / big toe

Add a new mnemonic for 拇 = 扌 + 母

拇

mǔ

指

zhǐ

thumb / big toe

指

zhǐ = zh + Ø3

finger / to point at or to / to indicate or refer to / to depend on / to count on / (of hair) to stand on end

Add a new mnemonic for 指 = 扌 + 旨

指 = 扌 + 旨 : James II of England (zh) received another imperial decree (旨) In the space station (Ø3). Because his finger (指) nails (指甲) are so long, he has to use a toy claw (扌) to open the letter. In the decree it is written that he shall cut his finger nails because they are the only human objects than can be seen from earth without visual aide.

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