二手煙

二

èr

手

shǒu

烟

煙

ya̅n

second-hand smoke

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二

èr = Ø + Ø4

two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid

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二 = 一 : Mnemonic symbol: a capacitor, because the two strokes remind me of the symbol in electrical drawings. Albert Einstein (Ø) is experimenting with a capacitor (二) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He finds that it's uncomfortable to discharge a capacitor using two flutes (一).

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二

èr

手

shǒu

indirectly acquired / second-hand (information, equipment etc) / assistant

手

shǒu = sh + ou3

hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]

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Mnemonic symbol: a baseball glove. Sherlock Holmes (sh) is trying out his new baseball glove (手) in the outhouse's living room (ou3).

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烟

煙

ya̅n = y + an1

cigarette or pipe tobacco / CL:根[gen1] / smoke / mist / vapour / CL:縷|缕[lü3] / tobacco plant / (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke

Add a new mnemonic for 烟 = 因 + 火

Add a new mnemonic for 煙 = 火 + 垔

烟 = 因 + 火 : Maud Younger (y) is giving René Descartes (因) fire (火) for his tobacco (烟) pipe in front of the anthill (an1).

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