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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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Shout out to Ralph from Pixabay for uploading his photo. Thanks Ralph!

Matthias, over 2 years ago

丶 character breakdown

The character 丶 cannot be broken down into individual components.

Characters with 丶 as component

beautiful

= + + : This character looks like someone with a monobrow used too much Mascara.

= + + : Li Qingzhao and a baby seal are making each other beautiful in the space station's bathroom. Li Qingzhao helps the baby seal apply Mascara with a flute, while the baby seal paints Li Qingzhao's monobrow with a petal leaf.
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) / him / her / it

= + Z : Mnemonic symbol: Sooo sleepy... "zZz" (the character looks like a "Z"). James II of England (zh) fell asleep in front of the space station (Ø1). He sleeps on a big petal leaf (丶), making loud "zZz" (之) sounds.
(classical) barely / just / just now

= + + : Mnemonic symbol: Ivan Pavlov, 巴甫洛夫, the scientist.

Ivan Pavlov (甫) taught Frieda Fox (fu) to jump over a big cross (十) and catch the moon on the other side (月) as soon as Pavlov waves with a petal leaf (丶) in the space station (Ø3).
edge of blade

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a (double-edged) two-handed sword.

Robinson Crusoe (r) got a new double-edged sword (刃) and is practising with it in the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4). He starts with cutting his old cleaver (刀), but soon takes the challenge to cut a flying petal leaf (丶) in half.
(bound form) rat; mouse
rat / mouse / CL:隻|只[zhi1]

= + + : Sheldon Shrimp (shu) found that there are rats (鼠) in the space station (Ø3), and he wants to get rid of them. In a mortar (臼) pulverizes some petal leaves (丶丶丶丶) and a computer mouse (鼠) grinding with a dinosaur bone three times (丨丨丨). He hopes that the rats like the mixture and the heavy metals used to make the computer mouse will kill the rats.
old variant of 犬[quan3]
old variant of 拔[ba2]

= + : Mnemonic symbol: to get the zoomies.

After Beelzebub (b) bathed your friend (友), he dries her using a petal leaf (丶) in the ashram's kitchen (a2). Because of the bath being over your friend is super excited and gets the zoomies (犮), running around like crazy.
worm-like invertebrate / mythical animal (see 獬豸[xie4 zhi4]) / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 153)

= 丿 + + : Mnemonic symbol: a bug. James II of England (zh) wakes up in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) and finds that he changed into a bug overnight. Looking for food he finds a banana (丿) and starts eating it, but soon he is discovered and going to be smashed by a crowbar (亅). He can only defend himself by holding a petal leave (丶) over his head.
flea

= + + : Zorro (z) is eating a bowl of petal leaves (丶) in the aorta (ao3) when he discovers that there are a lot of fleas (叉) and mosquitoes (虫) in his dish. Even as he lifts his fork (叉) to inspect a petal leaf he finds the fleas dancing on the fork's cusps.
garrison

= + : Sheldon Shrimp (shu) has to guard the border (戍) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). His garrison (戍) consists of a fifth wheel (戊). He has to stand still in front of it all day and wear a stupid hat made out of a petal leaf (丶).

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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