Mnemonic comic for 在

Translation

zài = z + ai4: to exist; to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

Mnemonic

Zorro (z) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) exist (在) in the airplane's bathroom (ai4). Rosa is in the middle of balancing a flute (一) on her head and on a pile of clay (土). Zorro uses his rapier to inscribe "Z" into the flute, so as to mark that the pronunciation of "在" begins with "z".

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在 character breakdown

一
yī = 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
Add a new mnemonic for 一 =
亻
rén = r + (e)n2
"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)
Add a new mnemonic for 亻 = 丿 + 丨
土
tǔ = tu + Ø3
Tu (ethnic group) / surname Tu
Add a new mnemonic for 土 = 十 + 一
土
tǔ = tu + Ø3
earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
Add a new mnemonic for 土 = 十 + 一
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