Mnemonic comic for 久

Translation

jiǔ = ji + ou3: (long) time / (long) duration of time

Mnemonic

Mnemonic symbol: an hourglass.

Joan of Arc (ji) has been waiting for ages (久) for the elephant (勹) to get up from the outhouse's living room (ou3) sofa. She point towards a huge expired hourglass (久) and pokes him with a finger (㇏) to make him finally get up.

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久 character breakdown

久
- 勹
  - 丿
  - ㇆
    - 一
    - 亅
- ㇏

勹

bāo = b + ao1

archaic variant of 包[bao1]

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㇏

nà = n + a4

Right-falling stroke

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