Mnemonic comic for 甸

Translation

diàn = di + an4: suburbs or outskirts / one of the five degrees of official mourning attire in dynastic China / official in charge of fields (old)

Mnemonic

The ants have set up a toy suburb (甸) in the anthill's bathroom (an4), including a field (田). It's Dorothy Gale's (di) job to till the field (田) riding on top of an elephant (勹) every day.

Comments

甸 character breakdown

甸
- 勹
  - 丿
  - ㇆
    - 一
    - 亅
- 田
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
  - 囗

bāo = b + ao1

archaic variant of 包[bao1]

Add a new mnemonic for 勹 = 丿 + ㇆

tián = ti + an2

field / farm / CL:片[pian4]

Add a new mnemonic for 田 = 囗 + 十