Mnemonic comic for 刂

Translation

dāo = d + ao1: Kangxi radical 18 (刀[dao1]) as a vertical side element / see also 立刀旁[li4 dao1 pang2] / see also 側刀旁|侧刀旁[ce4 dao1 pang2]

Mnemonic

Don Quixote (d) is showing off his special knifes in front of the aorta (ao1). One is made from a dinosaur bone (丨), and the other is made from a crowbar (亅).

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刂 character breakdown

刂
- 丨
- 亅

丨

gǔn = gu + (e)n3

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)

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丨

shù = shu + Ø4

vertical stroke (in Chinese characters), referred to as 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3]