垢

gòu = g + ou4

dirt / disgrace

Add a new mnemonic for 垢 = 土 + 后

垢 character breakdown

垢
- 后
  - 𠮛
    - 一
    - 口
  - ⺁
    - 丿
- 土
  - 一
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨

后

hòu = h + ou4

empress / queen / (archaic) monarch / ruler

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土

tǔ = tu + Ø3

Tu (ethnic group) / surname Tu

Add a new mnemonic for 土 = 十 + 一

土

tǔ = tu + Ø3

earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

Add a new mnemonic for 土 = 十 + 一

土 = 十 + 一 : Tommy Turtle (tu) wants to fix a cross (十) on a flute (一) in the space station's living room (Ø3). He uses dust and clay (土) to hold them together.

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后

後

hòu = h + ou4

back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post-

Add a new mnemonic for 后 = ⺁ + 𠮛

Add a new mnemonic for 後 = 彳 + 幺 + 夂

后 = ⺁ + 𠮛 : Mnemonic symbol: Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra. Zenobia (后) and Hamlet (h) want to bake banana bread in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4), but they don't know how. Behind (后) a banana tree (⺁) they study a scroll (𠮛) on which the recipe is written.

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