倍

bèi = b + ei4

(two, three etc) -fold / times (multiplier) / double / to increase or multiply

倍 = 亻 + 咅 : Beelzebub (b) made seven times (倍) three poo-poos (咅) in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4) and challenges Rosa Luxemburg (亻) to tell him how many poo-poos there are. Rosa should take great care: every time she gives the wrong answer Beelzebub doubles (倍) the number of the poo-poos.

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倍 character breakdown

倍
- 亻
  - 丨
  - 丿
- 咅
  - 口
  - 立
    - 亠
      - 一
      - 丶
    - 䒑
      - 一
      - 丷

亻

rén = r + (e)n2

"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)

Add a new mnemonic for 亻 = 丿 + 丨

亻 = 丿 + 丨 : Mnemonic symbol: Rosa Luxemburg. She's quite radical, and her name starts with "r", just like "ren2". Also, 亻appears at the left-hand side of characters, and Rosa is a leftist as well.

Robinson Crusoe (r) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) are having their favorite snacks in the encampment's kitchen: Rosa is eating a banana (丿) and Robinson is eating a dinosaur bone (丨).

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咅

pǒu = p + ou3

pooh / pah / bah / (today used as a phonetic component in 部[bu4], 倍[bei4], 培[pei2], 剖[pou1] etc)

Add a new mnemonic for 咅 = 口 + 立

咅 = 口 + 立 : Pinocchio (p) ate too many mandarins (口), so he has to make a big poo-poo (咅) into a vase (立) in the outhouse (ou3). It is very stinky, so all other visitors exclaim "bah!" (咅) as they pass the vase.

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