格林尼治

格

gé

林

lín

尼

ní

治

zhì

Greenwich (former location of Greenwich observatory, at zero longitude) / refers to Greenwich mean time

Characters and words in 格林尼治

格

gé = g + e2

square / frame / rule / (legal) case / style / character / standard / pattern / (grammar) case / (classical) to obstruct / to hinder / (classical) to arrive / to come / (classical) to investigate / to study exhaustively

Add a new mnemonic for 格 = 各 + 木

格 = 各 + 木 : Guy Fawkes (g) is decorating a Christmas tree (木) just inside the elevator's kitchen (e2). He uses lots of stars (各) to frame (格) the tree and put it in a better light.

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格

gé

林

lín

Green or Greene (name)

林

lín = li + (e)n2

woods / forest / CL:片[pian4] / circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people) / a collection (of similar things)

Add a new mnemonic for 林 = 木

林 = 木 : Li Qingzhao (li) wants to plant a small forest (林) in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2). She already put up two Christmas trees (木).

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尼

ní = ni + Ø2

Buddhist nun / (often used in phonetic spellings)

Add a new mnemonic for 尼 = 匕 + 尸

尼 = 匕 + 尸 : Nefertiti is trying to escape the space station, because she is being haunted by a ghost. She's already at the entrance, where she meets the Bhuddist nun, which immediately attacks the ghost with a large ladle.

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治

zhì = zh + Ø4

to rule / to govern / to manage / to control / to harness (a river) / to treat (a disease) / to wipe out (a pest) / to punish / to research

Add a new mnemonic for 治 = 台 + 氵

治 = 台 + 氵 : Due to a technical failure there is a water shortage in the space station. James II of England (zh) has taken over the task to manage (治) and regulate the water, and he does so by sitting behind a counter (台) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) and handing out bottled water (氵).

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