Mnemonic comic for

Translation

èr = Ø + Ø4: two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid

Mnemonic

Mnemonic symbol: a capacitor, because the two strokes remind me of the symbol in electrical drawings. Albert Einstein (Ø) is experimenting with a capacitor (二) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He finds that it's uncomfortable to discharge a capacitor using two flutes (一).

Comments

I bet he wonders if that happens every time.

Matthias, over 1 year ago

二 character breakdown

one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

Maud Younger (y) forgot her keys to the space station (Ø1), all she brought outside was her flute (一). She has no choice but to crash the door with the giant flute.

Characters with 二 as component

his / her / its / their
surname Qi
old variant of 四[si4]

Words with 二

indirectly acquired / second-hand (information, equipment etc) / assistant
February / second month (of the lunar year)
second-hand goods / used goods
deputy leader / the second-in-command
second branch of an extended family / concubine
disloyalty / half-heartedness / duplicity
inexpert / a botcher
sublandlord / tenant who sublets
stupid person / dolt / rash (slang)
second-hand house / house acquired indirectly through a middle-man
index finger
(bird species of China) bimaculated lark (Melanocorypha bimaculata)
second of the five night watch periods 21:00-23:00 (old)
second degree

Sentences with 二

yuán
lái
shì
wu̅
gui̅
 
 
xia̅
mǐ
èr
jiàng