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

somewhat / to some degree
International Women's Day 婦女節|妇女节[Fu4 nü3 jie2], 8th March / foolish / stupid
(old) first place in civil service examinations at three levels: provincial 解元[jie4 yuan2], metropolitan 會元|会元[hui4 yuan2] and palace 狀元|状元[zhuang4 yuan2]
Sanyuan district of Sanming city 三明市[San1 ming2 shi4], Fujian
propyl alcohol C3H7OH
triphthong (such as putonghua uei etc)
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom / wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
the sun, the moon, and the stars
Three Alls Policy (kill all, burn all, loot all), Japanese policy in China during WWII
(coll.) Arisaka Type 38 rifle (Japanese army rifle used 1905-1945)
International Women's Day (March 8)
38th parallel, forming the DMZ border between North and South Korea
see 三公經費|三公经费[san1 gong1 jing1 fei4]
"three public expenditures" of the PRC government, i.e. air travel, food and entertainment, and public vehicles
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom / wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual

Sentences with 三

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