Mnemonic comic for 丶

Translation

zhǔ = zhu + Ø3: "dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3) / see also 點|点[dian3]

Mnemonic

This character shall be represented by a petal (丶) when appearing in other characters. Julian Giant Squid (zhu) is napping in the space station's living room (Ø3) and hugging a petal (丶).
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Matthias, over 2 years ago

丶 character breakdown

The character 丶 cannot be broken down into individual components.

Characters with 丶 as component

向
xiàng = xi + ang4
surname Xiang
兔
兎
tù = tu + Ø4
variant of 兔[tu4]
兔 = 丶 + 免 : Tommy Turtle (tu) sold the rabbit (兔) a very tasty looking petal leaf (丶) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), but before the rabbit eats the leaf Tommy Turtle hands him a disclaimer (免) about possible side effects.
兔
tù = tu + Ø4
rabbit
兔 = 丶 + 免 : Tommy Turtle (tu) sold the rabbit (兔) a very tasty looking petal leaf (丶) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), but before the rabbit eats the leaf Tommy Turtle hands him a disclaimer (免) about possible side effects.
粤
粵
yuè = yu + e4
Cantonese / short name for Guangdong 廣東|广东[Guang3 dong1]
凡
fán = f + an2
ordinary / commonplace / mundane / temporal / of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels) / every / all / whatever / altogether / gist / outline / note of Chinese musical scale
凡 = 丶 + 几 : Mnemonic symbol: 凡高, van Gogh.

Van Gogh (凡) is just about to turn an ordinary (凡) Frankenstein's Monster (f) into a superior being in the anthill's kitchen (an2). Frankenstein's Monster is lying on a normal (凡) table (几), while Van Gogh is body painting him using a petal leaf (丶) as brush.
凡
凢
fán = f + an2
variant of 凡[fan2]
凡 = 丶 + 几 : Mnemonic symbol: 凡高, van Gogh.

Van Gogh (凡) is just about to turn an ordinary (凡) Frankenstein's Monster (f) into a superior being in the anthill's kitchen (an2). Frankenstein's Monster is lying on a normal (凡) table (几), while Van Gogh is body painting him using a petal leaf (丶) as brush.
乌
烏
wu̅ = w + Ø1
crow / black
乌 = 丶 + 马 : The Town Musicians of Bremen are practising in front of the space station. From bottom to top: A beautiful unicorn, Willy Walrus, a black crow and a petal leaf.
乌
烏
wu̅ = w + Ø1
abbr. for Ukraine 烏克蘭|乌克兰[Wu1 ke4 lan2] / surname Wu
乌 = 丶 + 马 : The Town Musicians of Bremen are practising in front of the space station. From bottom to top: A beautiful unicorn, Willy Walrus, a black crow and a petal leaf.
尤
yóu = y + ou2
surname You
尤
yóu = y + ou2
outstanding / particularly, especially / a fault / to express discontentment against
尤 = 丶 + 尢 : Maud Younger (y) receives a medal (mnemonic symbol for 尤) in the outhouse's kitchen (ou2) for her outstanding (尤) particularly large crutch (尢). The medal has the form of a petal leaf (丶).
礻
Character component without intrinsic meaning
礻 = 丶 + ㇇ + 卜 : A cult: I'll represent this with a monk's cowl in other mnemonics.
亽
one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "ra"), an ancient Korean writing system
亽 = 丶 + 人 : Looks like a tipi.
亽
jí = ji + Ø2
archaic variant of 亼[ji2]

Words with 丶

丶 is not used as a character in a word.

Sentences with 丶

丶 currently does not appear in any sentence.
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