Mnemonic comic for 日

Translation

rì = r + Ø4: sun / day / date, day of the month

Mnemonic

Robinson Crusoe (r) is hiding from the sun (日) in an enclosure (囗) full of flutes (一) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4).

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All translations for 日

日

rì = r + Ø4

abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan

日

rì = r + Ø4

sun / day / date, day of the month

日 = 囗 + 一 : Robinson Crusoe (r) is hiding from the sun (日) in an enclosure (囗) full of flutes (一) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4).

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Whenever a Pinyin initial is sufficient to represent the entire Pinyin syllable, we use the space station as the background scenery. As a reminder, here's the key how the tone maps to certain areas of a location:
Here's the key how to remember the tone of the Pinyin final:

1 -> in front
2 -> in the kitchen
3 -> in the living room
4 -> in the bathroom
5 -> on the roof

In this case, this is what the space station's bathroom actually more or less looks like. I downloaded a CAD drawing of the ISS from NASA, found the bathroom, rendered it in Blender (open source 3D software), and used the render as a basis for the final touches from Stable Diffusion (AI image generation software). Neat, huh?

Matthias, over 1 year ago (edited over 1 year ago)

日 character breakdown

日
- 一
- 囗

一

yi̅ = y + Ø1

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.

囗

wéi = w + ei2

enclosure

Mnemonic symbol: a plastic enclosure. Willy Walrus (w) is keeping frozen fish in an enclosure (囗) in the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (ei2).

Characters with 日 as component

早

zǎo = z + ao3

early / morning / Good morning! / long ago / prematurely

早 = 十 + 日 : Mnemonic symbol: your very own annoying alarm clock going off in the morning.

The sun (日) is rising above Zorro's (z) alarm clock (早) in the aorta's living room (ao3), but Zorro just smashs it with a big cross (十).

昔

xi̅ = xi + Ø1

former times / the past / Taiwan pr. [xi2]

昔 = 井 + 日 : Mnemonic symbol: From 奶昔, milkshake

In former times (昔), at the end of the day the sun (日) used to go down in a well (井) in front of the space station (Ø1). Xi Shi (xi) made the sun go out by pouring a milk shake (mnemonic symbol for 昔) over it.

旧

舊

jiù = ji + ou4

old / opposite: new 新 / former / worn (with age)

旧 = 丨 + 日 : In the year 2076 Joan of Arc (ji) and the sun (日) meet again in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4). They are both very old (旧) and have to use dinosaur bones (丨) as crooks.

旺

wàng = w + ang4

prosperous / flourishing / (of flowers) blooming / (of fire) roaring

旺 = 日 + 王 : Willy Walrus (w) and Martin Luther King Jr. (王) are living a prosperous (旺) and flourishing (旺) life in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4). They are enjoying the sun (日) shining just for them every day.

旱

hàn = h + an4

drought

旱 = 日 + 干 : Mnemonic symbol: a marmot, 旱獭 (han4 ta3).

Hamlet (h) used the drought (旱) to dry fruits (干) under the sun (日) in the anthill's bathroom (an4), but the marmot (旱) secretly stole and ate all the dried fruits.

旱 = 日 + 干 : This character provides a mnemonic on its own: the sun (日) dries out (干) the land, leading to a drought (旱).

香

xia̅ng = xi + ang1

fragrant / sweet smelling / aromatic / savory or appetizing / (to eat) with relish / (of sleep) sound / perfume or spice / joss or incense stick / CL:根[gen1]

香 = 日 + 禾 : Mnemonic symbol from 香草, spices.

Just as the sun is not looking Marie Curie plays a prank on her in front of the anglepod and puts some spices in her bowl of cereals.

智

zhì = zh + Ø4

wise; wisdom

智

zhì = zh + Ø4

wisdom / knowledge

智 = 日 + 知 : In the space station's bathroom (Ø4), the sun (日), Francis Bacon (知) and James II of England (zh) are competing for who's the most knowledgeable of them. They all present each other their smartphones (智能) on which they use apps to determine their IQ (智商). In the end it turns out that they are all retarded (弱智).

替

tì = ti + Ø4

to substitute for / to take the place of / to replace / for / on behalf of / to stand in for

替 = 夫 + 夫 + 日 : Mother Teresa (ti) wants to replace (替) the sun (日) to become the center of the universe. In the space station's bathroom (Ø4) she instructs two construction workers (夫夫) to throw her right towards the sun, so that Mother Teresa can box her out of orbit.

昧

mèi = m + ei4

to conceal / dark

昧 = 日 + 未 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) wants to give the kids of an orphanage the sun (日) as a Christmas present, but he wants to keep it secret, so he asks Ai Weiwei (未) to conceal (昧) the sun for him in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4). Naturally, with the sun hidden, it gets quite dark (昧).

明

míng = mi + (e)ng2

bright / opposite: dark 暗[an4] / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods

明 = 日 + 月 : A searchlight. Together with the moon, Marilyn Monroe is looking for the sun just inside the engine's kitchen. To make the search easier they use a searchlight.