也

yě = y + e3

surname Ye

yě = y + e3

also / too / (in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation

也 = ㇆ + 丨 + 乚 : Mnemonic symbol: the excavator (as in a person with this job), because a plow and a shovel are both tools for moving earth, and a dinosaur bone is what excavators are digging for.

Maud Younger (y) is helping an excavator (也) in the elevator (e3). Together they are excavating a dinosaur bone (丨): Maud turns the earth with a plow (㇆), while the excavator moves the earth with a shovel (乚).

也

yě = y + e3

(adverb) also; both ... and ... (before predicates only) / (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5]

也 character breakdown

也
- 丨
- 乚
- 乜
  - 乚
  - ㇆
    - 一
    - 亅
- ㇆
  - 一
  - 亅

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.

乚

yà = y + a4

component in Chinese characters / archaic variant of 毫[hao2] / archaic variant of 乙[yi3]

Mnemonic symbol: a shovel (乚). Remember it by imagining Maud Younger (y) shoveling a grave in the ashram's bathroom (a4).

乜

niè = ni + e4

surname Nie

乜

mie̅ = mi + e1

used in 乜斜[mie1 xie5] / (Cantonese) what?

乜 = ㇆ + 乚 : Marilyn Monroe (mi) is tearing up the floor in front of the elevator (e1) with a shovel (乚) and a plow (㇆) so fast that she has to squint (乜) because of all the dust and debris flying into her face.

㇆

Character component without intrinsic meaning

㇆ = 一 + 亅 : ㇆ just looks like a plow.

Characters with 也 as component

地

de = d + e5

-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

地

dì = di + Ø4

earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片[pian4]

地 = 也 + 土 : Dorothy Gale finds the excavator in the space station's bathroom to be covered in clay. She wants to know what happened, but the excavator just shrugs.

他

ta̅ = t + a1

he; him (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant) / (used before sb's name for emphasis) / (used as a meaningless mock object) / (literary) other

他

ta̅ = t + a1

he or him / (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant) / (used before sb's name for emphasis) / (used as a meaningless mock object) / other / another

他 = 也 + 亻 : An excavator sees Rosa Luxemburg and Tecumseh whisper secretly in front of the ashram. He wants to approach them, when Rosa raises her arm and points at him.

她

ta̅ = t + a1

she

她 = 也 + 女 : Tecumseh and the Excavator are whispering secretly in front of the ashram. Bessie Coleman sees them and just as she wants to approach them, they run away giggling like little boys.

㐌

ta̅ = t + a1

variant of 它[ta1]

㐌

yí = y + Ø2

a tribe of indigenous people in south China

㐌 = 𠂉 + 也 : Mnemonic symbol: a savage. The savage (㐌) doesn't know what a key (𠂉) is and is just about to eat the only key to the front door in the space station's kitchen (Ø2), but Maud Younger (y) and the excavator (也) are able to hinder him in the last second.

池

chí = ch + Ø2

pond / reservoir / moat

池 = 也 + 氵 : The excavator (也) wants to excavate an ancient pond (池) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). He's doing so by emptying the pond with a water bottle (氵). Charlie Chaplin (ch) wants to help, but he is emptying his bottle in a way that the water is floating back into the pond.

池

chí = ch + Ø2

surname Chi

驰

馳

chí = ch + Ø2

to run fast / to speed / to gallop / to disseminate / to spread

驰 = 也 + 马 : Charlie Chapling (ch) and the excavator (也) are taking part in a tournament just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). They are just about to gallop (驰) very speedily towards each other riding unicorns (马).

弛

chí = ch + Ø2

to unstring a bow / to slacken / to relax / to loosen