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Translation

tè = t + e4: special / unique / distinguished / especially / unusual / very / abbr. for 特克斯[te4 ke4 si1], tex

Mnemonic

Tecumseh (t) has a very special (特) mount: In contrast to the other Indians he rides a bull (牛). Moreover, the bull is so special (特) that it meditates in front of the Buddhist shrine (寺) in the elevator's bathroom (e4) together with Tecumseh.

特 character breakdown

Buddhist temple / mosque / government office (old)

= + : Socrates (s) built a Buddhist temple (寺) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). To protect it from being destroyed while floating around in zero gravity, he built a protective frame made out of mud (土) around it. After finishing it he inspects it and thinks "thumbs up" (寸), because he is proud of his work.
ox / cow / bull / CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2] / newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4]) / (slang) awesome

= 𠂉 + : A bull has been locked to a big cross in the outhouse's kitchen, and Nefertiti has the key. She promises to free the bull if he pledges allegiance to her leadership.

Characters with 特 as component

特 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 特

Hamlet (name) / the Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark c. 1601 by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚
Harry Potter, boy wizard in the novels by J.K. Rowling 羅琳|罗琳
(Tw) Strauss (name) / Johann Strauss (1825-1899), Austrian composer / Richard Strauss (1864-1949), German composer
Stallone (name) / Sylvester Stallone (1946-), American actor
Scott (name) / Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), Scottish romantic novelist
(Tw) stout (beer) (loanword)
António Guterres (1949-), secretary-general of the United Nations (2017-), prime minister of Portugal (1995-2002)
jitterbug (loanword)
Hohhot prefecture-level city, capital of Inner Mongolia autonomous region 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区[Nei4 meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]
Hohhot prefecture-level city, capital of Inner Mongolia autonomous region 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区[Nei4 meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]
Gustav Stresemann (Chancellor and Foreign Minister during the Weimar Republic)
Harrison Schmitt (Apollo 17 astronaut)
Agnes Smedley (1892-1950), US journalist and activist, reported on China, esp. the communist side

Sentences with 特

tè
dì
lái
cǐ
xiàng
nín
jiè
yi̅
jiè
使
shǐ
yòng