Mnemonic comic for

Translation

sa̅n = s + an1: three / 3

Mnemonic

Mnemonic symbol: a Cartesian coordinate system with three (三) axes. Socrates (s-) is performing in front of the anthill (-an1). He created an electrical flute by attaching a large capacitor (二) to the flute (一), so that he can get the attention of all the ants. Moreover, he's balancing on a Cartesian coordinate system (三). Unfortunately, only three (三) ants stop to watch the performance.

三 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.
two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid

= : 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).

Characters with 三 as component

to not be; not / wrong; incorrect / non-; un-; in-; de- / to reproach; to blame / (coll.) to insist on; simply must

= + 丿 + : Mnemonic symbol: a negative film (photography).

Frankenstein's monster (f) made an effort to photograph the Eiffel Tower (ei1), but now his negative (非) is a big mess. In front of the tower he set up a camera on a Cartesian coordinate system (三) as a tripod, and he attached a banana (丿) and a dinosaur bone (丨) to the camera so that he can finely tune the angles. All was for naught as he now holds the messed up negative in his hands.
abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa
luxuriant / buxom / variant of 豐|丰[feng1] / variant of 風|风[feng1] / appearance / charm

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a luxurious golden cage.

Frankenstein's Monster (f) has been locked in a golden cage (mnemonic symbol for 丰) in front of the engine ((e)ng1). The golden cage is suspended from a coordinate system (三). In the cage there are still the dinosaur bones (丨) from the previous prisoners.
abundant / plentiful / fertile / plump / great
surname Lan / abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lan2 zhou1], Gansu
orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii) / fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei) / lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰)

= + : In the anthill's kitchen Lancelot sees a mean crocodile and wants to capture it with a coordinate system. The crocodile just wants to be friends with Lancelot though and gives him an orchid.
sheep / goat / CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1]

= + : Maud Younger is looking for gender equality just inside the anglepod's kitchen—and a dowsing rod is her tool of choice. A sheep sees this and imitates her, using a Cartesian coordinate system as a dowsing rod substitute.
surname Yang
paragraph / section / segment / stage (of a process) / classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc

= + + : Mnemonic symbol: a seven segment display, 七段数字.

Doggy Dog protects the chocolate factory in the anthill's bathroom with his halberd. The chocolate factory is well protected by a frame made of four coordinate systems. There is a large seven segment display which shows how many chocolate bars have been produced so far.
surname Duan

= + + : Mnemonic symbol: a seven segment display, 七段数字.

Doggy Dog protects the chocolate factory in the anthill's bathroom with his halberd. The chocolate factory is well protected by a frame made of four coordinate systems. There is a large seven segment display which shows how many chocolate bars have been produced so far.
Character component without intrinsic meaning

𡗗 = + : In the engine's living room ((e)ng3), Neanderthal Man (人) and Pinocchio (p) worship their idol, a Cartesian coordinate system (三). They kneel in front of it with their hands folded (𡗗).
"long" or "to grow" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 168)

= + + + : Charlie Chaplin (ch) got caught in one of the anglepod's traps in the kitchen (ang2); he activated the trap by stepping over a fake nose (厶). The trap consists of a huge coordinate system (三) serving as base structure; on top there is a flute (一) to which two dinosaur bones (丨) are attached. The dinosaur bones go straight into both of Charlie Chaplins nostrils; he will be dangling on the two bones in the air until his nose grows (镸) long (镸) enough for him to touch the ground again.

Words with 三

(old) high-class prostitute
Yangtze River Delta (abbr. for 長江三角洲|长江三角洲[Chang2 jiang1 San1 jiao3 zhou1])
Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone (economic region including Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu)
Three Gorges or Yangtze Gorges, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峽|瞿塘峡[Qu2 tang2 Xia2], Wuxia Gorge 巫峽|巫峡[Wu1 Xia2] and Xiling Gorge 西陵峽|西陵峡[Xi1 ling2 Xia2]
Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone (economic region including Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu)
(math.) to extract a cube root
(derog.) an Indian
see 隔三差五|隔三差五[ge2 san1 cha4 wu3]
lit. the leather binding (of the bamboo scroll) has broken three times / fig. to study diligently
confused / disorderly / incoherent
Masanjia town in Yuhong District 于洪區|于洪区[Yu2 hong2 Qu1] in Liaoning, known for its re-education through labor camp
Ma Sanli (1914-2003), Chinese comedian
(bird species of China) common flameback (Dinopium javanense)

Sentences with 三

bǎ
nà
sa̅n
qia̅n
liù
bǎi
ji̅n
de
dà
huán
da̅o
ná
lái