Mnemonic comic for 𠂇

Translation

Character component without intrinsic meaning

Mnemonic

𠂇 looks like a pair of scissors. Imagine a pair of scissors (𠂇) cutting open a banana (丿) to find a flute (一) inside.

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𠂇 character breakdown

𠂇
- 一
- 丿

一

yi̅ = y + Ø1

one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

Maud Younger (y) forgot her keys to the space station (Ø1), all she brought outside was her flute (一). She has no choice but to crash the door with the giant flute.

丿

piě = pi + e3

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4) / see 撇[pie3]

Pocahontas (pi-) is eating a banana (丿) in the elevator's living room (-e3).

Characters with 𠂇 as component

龙

龍

lóng = lu + (e)ng2

surname Long

龙 = 𠂇 + 匕 + 丶 : Lenny Lemur and a dragon are cutting little paper dragons out of petal leafs using scissors just inside the engine's kitchen. Until they are ready to cut the next petal leaf they keep the leaves in a ladle.

龙

龍

lóng = lu + (e)ng2

dragon / CL:條|条[tiao2] / imperial

爱

愛

ài = Ø + ai4

to love; to be fond of; to like / affection / to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)

爱 = 受 + 𠂇 : Albert Einstein hurt himself with a pair of scissors in the airplane's bathroom. He's already laying on a stretcher carried by two swans who are deeply in love with each other, being transported to the next hospital. A hospital... of love.

爱 = 受 + 𠂇 : Mnemonic symbol: A pair of swans who are in love.

厷

go̅ng = gu + (e)ng1

old variant of 肱[gong1]

厷

hóng = hu + (e)ng2

old variant of 宏[hong2]

雄

xióng = xu + (e)ng2

male / staminate / grand / imposing / powerful / mighty / person or state having great power and influence

雄 = 𠂇 + 厶 + 隹 : Xu Xian (xu) is on a trip and thinks that he is the greatest one (雄) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). He thinks so until a small sparrow (隹) flies by and cuts off his fake nose (厶) using a pair of scissors (𠂇).

戎

róng = ru + (e)ng2

generic term for weapons (old) / army (matters) / military affairs

戎 = 𠂇 + 戈 : Mnemonic symbol: a firearm locker full of guns.

Rachel Rhinoceros (ru) is storing her weapons in a firearm locker (戎) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). It is full of scissors (𠂇) and spears (戈).

戎

róng = ru + (e)ng2

surname Rong