本位制

本

běn

位

wèi

制

zhì

monetary standard

Characters and words in 本位制

本

běn = b + (e)n3

root / stem / origin / source / this / the current / original / inherent / originally / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc

Add a new mnemonic for 本 = 一 + 木

本 = 一 + 木 : Beelzebub (b) finds a Christmas tree (木) in the encampment ((e)n3) and feels like eating its roots (本). He uses a flute (一) to chop the roots right off.

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本

běn

位

wèi

standard / one's own department or unit

位

wèi = w + ei4

position / location / place / seat / classifier for people (honorific) / classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes) / (physics) potential

Add a new mnemonic for 位 = 亻 + 立

位 = 亻 + 立 : An armchair.

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位 = 亻 + 立 : Rosa Luxemburg visits Willy Walrus in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom. He sits in his place--an armchair--like a king, and Rosa presents him a vase.

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制

zhì = zh + Ø4

system / to control / to regulate / variant of 製|制[zhi4]

Add a new mnemonic for 制 = 刂

Add a new mnemonic for 制 = 牛 + 巾 + 刂

制

製

zhì = zh + Ø4

to manufacture / to make

Add a new mnemonic for 制 = 刂

Add a new mnemonic for 制 = 牛 + 巾 + 刂

Add a new mnemonic for 製 = 制 + 衣

制 = 牛 + 巾 + 刂 : James II of England (zh) and the bull (牛) have to work in a sweatshop in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) where they manufacture (制) one printed circuit board (制) after the other. Their only tools are kitchen knives (刂) with which they carve the boards. They sweat a lot, so each of them has a towel (巾) wrapped around their neck.

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