Mnemonic comic for

Translation

tǎn = t + an3: flat / open-hearted / level / smooth

Mnemonic

Tecumseh (t) is finishing the new floor in the anthill (an3). He prepared a traditional floor made out of earth (土) and is finishing it with a mug (旦). He is hammering the floor smooth and level (坦) using the mug.

Comments

I love how the ants are chilling in the background, it gives the picture some kind of nice depth.

Matthias, 6 days ago

坦 character breakdown

Tu (ethnic group) / surname Tu
earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

= + : Tommy Turtle (tu) wants to fix a cross (十) on a flute (一) in the space station's living room (Ø3). He uses dust and clay (土) to hold them together.
dawn / morning / daybreak / day / dan, female roles in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)

= + : Mnemonic symbol: A big mug, since many people start the day with a mug of coffee.

Don Quixote (d) meets the sun (日) early in the morning (旦) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). Don Quixote is full of energy and can't wait to start into a new adventure, but since the sun is a morning grouch who only just started drinking her mug of coffee (mnemonic symbol for 旦) she cannot stand it and beats him over the head with a flute (一) to calm him a bit down.

Characters with 坦 as component

坦 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 坦

tank (military vehicle) (loanword)
Constantinople, capital of Byzantium
Tutankhamen, king of ancient Egypt 1333-1323 BC
tank (armored vehicle)
Tutankhamen, king of ancient Egypt 1333-1323 BC
Tambora, volcano on Indonesian island of Sumbawa 松巴哇, whose 1815 eruption is greatest in recorded history
good people are at peace with themselves, (but) there is no rest for the wicked
piracetam (loanword) / see 乙酰胺吡咯烷酮[yi3 xian1 an4 bi3 luo4 wan2 tong2]
fentanyl (loanword) (Tw)
Tampere (Swedish Tammerfors), Finland's second city

Sentences with 坦

坦 currently does not appear in any sentence.