任重

任

rèn

重

zhòng

a load / a heavy burden

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任

rén = r + (e)n2

surname Ren / Ren County 任縣|任县[Ren2 Xian4] in Hebei

Add a new mnemonic for 任 = 亻 + 壬

任

rèn = r + (e)n4

to assign / to appoint / to take up a post / office / responsibility / to let / to allow / to give free rein to / no matter (how, what etc) / classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)

Add a new mnemonic for 任 = 亻 + 壬

任 = 亻 + 壬 : An assignment written down on a heap of paper. Robinson Crusoe agreed to take care of Rosa Luxemburg's cat o' nine tails for a few days. Rosa wrote down his assignment on paper and handles him the heap in the encampment's bathroom.

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重

chóng = chu + (e)ng2

to repeat / repetition / again / re- / classifier: layer

Add a new mnemonic for 重 = 千 + 里

重 = 千 + 里 : Mnemonic symbol (from the shape of the character): this one looks like a space elevator. The two top strokes are the heavens, the two bottom strokes are the earth, and the part in between is the cabin (or climber) of the space elevator.

Chantal Chicken (chu) is working in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). Her job is to crush sunflower (里) seeds with a 1 kg weight (千) to get the kernels. Then she has to put the kernels into the cabin of a space elevator (重) to send them to outer space. This repeats (重) again and again day in, day out.

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重

zhòng = zhu + (e)ng4

heavy / serious / to attach importance to

Add a new mnemonic for 重 = 千 + 里

重 = 千 + 里 : Mnemonic symbol (from the shape of the character): this one looks like a space elevator. The two top strokes are the heavens, the two bottom strokes are the earth, and the part in between is the cabin (or climber) of the space elevator.

Julian Giant Squid (zhu) installed a space elevator (重) in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4). For the maiden trip, and as a stress test, he loads one thousand (千) one kilogram weights (千) and decorates them with sun flowers (里) to celebrate the occasion.

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