Mnemonic comic for 盯

Translation

dīng = di + (e)ng1: to watch attentively / to fix one's attention on / to stare at / to gaze at

Mnemonic

The eye of providence (目) is staring (盯) at Dorothy Gale (di) in front of the engine ((e)ng1). Dorothy is very annoyed by the eye's rude behavior and sticks a nail (丁) into its eye.

Comments

盯 character breakdown

盯
- 丁
  - 一
  - 亅
- 目
  - 二
    - 一
  - 囗

dīng = di + (e)ng1

male adult / the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干[tian1 gan1] / fourth (used like "4" or "D") / small cube of meat or vegetable / (literary) to encounter / (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195° / (chemistry) butyl

Add a new mnemonic for 丁 = 一 + 亅

mù = mu + Ø4

eye / (literary) to look; to regard / eye (of a net); mesh / mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目數|目数[mu4 shu4]) / item; section / list; catalogue / (taxonomy) order / name; title

Add a new mnemonic for 目 = 囗 + 二