Mnemonic comic for 丘

Translation

qiu̅ = qi + ou1: mound / hillock / grave / classifier for fields / surname Qiu

Mnemonic

In front of the outhouse (ou1), the Queen of Hearts (qi) set up a mound (丘) for her relatives. She also put a gate in front of it where the two pillars are a steel beam (工) and a dinosaur bone (丨) respectively, and the horizontal beam is a banana (丿).

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All translations for 丘

丘

qiu̅ = qi + ou1

mound / hillock / grave / classifier for fields / surname Qiu

丘 = 丿 + 丨 + 工 : In front of the outhouse (ou1), the Queen of Hearts (qi) set up a mound (丘) for her relatives. She also put a gate in front of it where the two pillars are a steel beam (工) and a dinosaur bone (丨) respectively, and the horizontal beam is a banana (丿).

丘

坵

qiu̅ = qi + ou1

variant of 丘[qiu1] / hillock

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I probably could have solved the perspective issues with additional prompting, but this one is just so hilarious and memorable that I decided to keep it this way.

Matthias, 2 months ago

丘 character breakdown

丘
- 丨
- 丿
- 工
  - 丨
  - 二
    - 一

丨

gǔn = gu + (e)n3

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)

Mnemonic symbol: a dinosaur bone. Gitta Giraffe (gu-) found a gorgeous dinosaur bone (丨) in the encampment's living room ((e)n3).

丨

shù = shu + Ø4

vertical stroke (in Chinese characters), referred to as 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3]

Mnemonic symbol: a dinosaur bone. Sheldon Shrimp (shu) found a gorgeous dinosaur bone (丨) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) and is cracking it open to eat its bone marrow.

丿

piě = pi + e3

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4) / see 撇[pie3]

Pocahontas (pi-) is eating a banana (丿) in the elevator's living room (-e3).

工

go̅ng = gu + (e)ng1

work / worker / skill / profession / trade / craft / labor

工 = 二 + 丨 : Mnemonic symbol: a steel beam, since 工 looks like the cross section of a steel beam.

Gitta Giraffe (gu) is working a shift in front of the engine ((e)ng1). Her job is to melt dinosaur bones (丨) so that they can be disposed off easily. To melt the bones, she is shorting a huge capacitor (二) with a steel beam (工) which consequently heats up to a bright glow. Using the glowing hot steel beam she can melt the dinosaur bone easily.

Characters with 丘 as component

驱

駈

qu̅ = qu + Ø1

old variant of 驅|驱[qu1]

驱 = 区 + 马 : Cupid (qu) drove out (驱) the unicorn (马) and the alien (区) from the space station. Just in front of the space station (Ø1) the alien is riding on the unicorn towards earth, thinking of seeking refuge in area 51.

茊

zi̅ = z + Ø1

old variant of 茲|兹[zi1]

虗

xu̅ = xu + Ø1

old variant of 虛|虚[xu1]