本初子午线

本

běn

初

chu̅

子

zǐ

午

wǔ

线

線

xiàn

the first meridian / the prime meridian

Characters and words in 本初子午线

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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初

chu̅ = chu + Ø1

at first / (at the) beginning / first / junior / basic

Add a new mnemonic for 初 = 刀 + 衤

初 = 刀 + 衤 : Back in the days when Chantal Chicken first arrived at the space station as the first junior scientist, she tried really hard to make a good first impression and put on a royal ermine coat. Just to be save she hid a cleaver behind her back just in case she wouldn't be received well.

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子

zǐ = z + Ø3

son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat / Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / sub-

Add a new mnemonic for 子 = 了 + 一

子 = 了 + 一 : Zorro wants to eat an egg in the space station, and he already put it in a prize cup, as he has no egg cup. He also lacks a spoon, so he uses a big flute to crush the egg open.

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子

zi = z + Ø5

(noun suffix)

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午

wǔ = w + Ø3

7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse / ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south)

Add a new mnemonic for 午 = 𠂉 + 十

午 = 𠂉 + 十 : Willy Walrus (w) is having lunch (午) in the space station's living room (Ø3). He was hiding it in a secret location: With a key (𠂉), he can unlock a chamber hidden in the space station's cross (十).

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子

zǐ

午

wǔ

线

線

xiàn

meridian

线

綫

xiàn = xi + an4

variant of 線|线[xian4]

Add a new mnemonic for 线 = 戋 + 纟

Add a new mnemonic for 綫 = 糹 + 戔

线 = 戋 + 纟 : Mnemonic symbol: barbed wire.

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线 = 戋 + 纟 : The silk worm wants to use the floating tank in the anthill's bathroom, but there's already Marie Curie inside—and she secured the tank by setting up barbed wire all around it.

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线

線

xiàn = xi + an4

thread / string / wire / line / CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3],根[gen1] / (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)

Add a new mnemonic for 线 = 戋 + 纟

Add a new mnemonic for 線 = 糹 + 泉

线 = 戋 + 纟 : Mnemonic symbol: barbed wire.

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线 = 戋 + 纟 : The silk worm wants to use the floating tank in the anthill's bathroom, but there's already Marie Curie inside—and she secured the tank by setting up barbed wire all around it.

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