郑

Zheng state during the Warring States period / surname Zheng / abbr. for 鄭州|郑州[Zheng4 zhou1]

郑 = 关 + 阝 : James II of England (zh) and Zheng He (郑) agreed to build a pipeline (郑) connecting their nations, but it runs through the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4). The emperor (阝) is very annoyed by the pipeline and every time he visits the bathroom he'll push its off button (关).

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郑

鄭

zhèng = zh + (e)ng4

bound form used in 鄭重|郑重[zheng4 zhong4] and 雅鄭|雅郑[ya3 zheng4]

Add a new mnemonic for 郑 = 关 + 阝

Add a new mnemonic for 鄭 = 奠 + 阝

郑 character breakdown

郑
- 关
  - 丷
  - 天
    - 一
    - 大
      - 一
      - 人
        
        丿
        
        ㇏
- 阝

关

關

gua̅n = gu + an1

mountain pass / to close; to shut; to turn off / to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc) / to concern; to involve

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关 = 丷 + 天 : A mean crocodile (丷) is chasing Gitta Giraffe (gu) in front of the anthill (an1). It almost caught up, when an angel (天) appears and pushes its off button (mnemonic symbol for 关) to save Gitta Giraffe.

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阝

Character component without intrinsic meaning

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When on the left hand side of any character, it's the pope, but when it's on the right hand side of any character, it's the emperor.

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掷

擲

zhì = zh + Ø4

to toss / to throw dice / Taiwan pr. [zhi2]

Add a new mnemonic for 擲 = 扌 + 鄭

Add a new mnemonic for 掷 = 扌 + 郑

掷 = 扌 + 郑 : James II of England (zh) is battling Zheng He (郑) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). Because they're so civilized they do not battle with weapons, but by throwing (掷) dice using toy claws (扌).

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踯

躑

zhí = zh + Ø2

hesitating / to stop

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郑

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