息

xi̅ = xi + Ø1

breath / news / interest (on an investment or loan) / to cease / to stop / to rest / Taiwan pr. [xi2]

息 = 心 + 自 : Mnemonic symbol: to breathe fire.

息 = 心 + 自 : Marie Curie practices breathing fire in front of the space station while watching herself in a hand mirror. Because she is so exited her heart is pounding very hard.

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息 character breakdown

息
- 心
  - 丶
  - 乚
- 自
  - 丶
  - 目
    - 二
      - 一
    - 囗

心

xi̅n = xi + (e)n1

heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]

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心 = 乚 + 丶 : Marie Curie (xi) uses a shovel (乚) to dig a hole in front of the encampment ((e)n1). She wants to bury her heart (心). To the side are three petal leaves (丶), with which she wants to cover it afterwards.

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自

zì = z + Ø4

self / oneself / from / since / naturally / surely

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自 = 丶 + 目 : Mnemonic symbol: a hand mirror, which someone uses to look at themselves.

The Eye of Providence (目) is looking at itself (自) in a handheld mirror (自) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). It think it's indeed looking very good, since Zorro (z) attached a petal (丶) to its eye (目).

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熄

xi̅ = xi + Ø1

to extinguish / to put out (fire) / to quench / to stop burning / to go out (of fire, lamp etc) / to come to an end / to wither away / to die out / Taiwan pr. [xi2]

Add a new mnemonic for 熄 = 息 + 火

熄 = 息 + 火 : Marie Curie (xi) was breathing too much fire (息) in front of the space station (Ø1) because she accidentally put the space station on fire (火). Fortunately she has a fire extinguisher at hand to put out (熄) the fire.

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媳

xí = xi + Ø2

daughter-in-law

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媳 = 女 + 息 : Marie Curie (xi) has recently become Bessie Coleman's (女) daughter-in-law (媳), and Bessie is frequently breathing fire (息) at Marie when she comes back home and enters the space station late (Ø2).

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螅

xi̅ = xi + Ø1

(intestinal worm)

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瘜

xi̅ = xi + Ø1

a polypus

Add a new mnemonic for 瘜 = 疒 + 息

鄎

xì = xi + Ø4

place name