串

chuàn = chu + an4

to string together / to skewer / to connect wrongly / to gang up / to rove / string / bunch / skewer / classifier for things that are strung together, or in a bunch, or in a row: string of, bunch of, series of / to make a swift or abrupt linear movement (like a bead on an abacus) / to move across

串 = 丨 + 吕 : Chantal Chicken (chu) opened a secret popup store in the anthill's bathroom (an4). She prepared lots of skewers (串) using mandarins (吕) and dinosaur bones (丨). After she finishes the last one, she lets everyone know by playing a pitch pipe (吕).

串 character breakdown

串
- 丨
- 吕
  - 口

丨

gǔn = gu + (e)n3

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)

Mnemonic symbol: a dinosaur bone. Gitta Giraffe (gu-) found a gorgeous dinosaur bone (丨) in the encampment's living room ((e)n3).

丨

shù = shu + Ø4

vertical stroke (in Chinese characters), referred to as 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3]

Mnemonic symbol: a dinosaur bone. Sheldon Shrimp (shu) found a gorgeous dinosaur bone (丨) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) and is cracking it open to eat its bone marrow.

吕

呂

lǚ = lü + Ø3

pitchpipe, pitch standard, one of the twelve semitones in the traditional tone system

吕 = 口 : Loki (lü) conducts an experiment in the space station's living room (Ø3). Using a pitch pipe (吕) he creates two standing waves, in which he keeps one mandarin (口) respectively.

Characters with 串 as component

患

huàn = hu + an4

to suffer (from illness) / to contract (a disease) / misfortune / trouble / danger / worry

患 = 串 + 心 : Helga Horse eats a skewer in the anthill's bathroom, with a terrible outcome: after taking the first bite, she suffers from a heart attack.

窜

竄

cuàn = cu + an4

to flee / to scuttle / to exile or banish / to amend or edit

窜 = 串 + 穴 : Kitty Cat hat to flee from the terrible regime of Cat Country, and she found refuge in the anthill's bathroom. All she could bring was a plastic bag with her stuff, in fact only a skewer. To make her feel at least a little at home, she covers the bathroom's walls in cave paintings of her skewer.

丳

chǎn = ch + an3

skewer