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

"three-guarantee service": repair, exchange, refund
Sanyuan County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xian2 yang2], Shaanxi
China's three northern regions, 東北|东北[Dong1 bei3], 華北|华北[Hua2 bei3] and 西北[Xi1 bei3]
Green Wall of China, a massive afforestation program on the eastern margin of the Gobi Desert aimed at stopping the desert's expansion, started in 1978 and planned to be completed by 2050
the thirty-two physical characteristics of Buddha
38th parallel / dividing line agreed at Yalta between US and Soviet zones of influence in Korea, now the DMZ between North and South Korea
thirty six initial consonants of Song phonetic theory
The Thirty-Six Stratagems, a Chinese essay used to illustrate a series of stratagems used in politics, war, and in civil interaction / all the possible schemes and stratagems
of the thirty-six stratagems, the best option is to flee (idiom) / the best thing to do is leave
see 三十六計,走為上策|三十六计,走为上策[san1 shi2 liu4 ji4 , zou3 wei2 shang4 ce4]
the river flows thirty years to the East, thirty years to the West (proverb) / change is the only constant
thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
the Three Principles (in many contexts)
medium rare (of steak)
brief period of enthusiasm / flash in the pan
regular men's haircut / short back and sides

Sentences with 三

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