Mnemonic comic for 井

Translation

jǐng = ji + (e)ng3: a well / CL:口[kou3] / neat / orderly

Mnemonic

Joan of Arc (ji) wants to get water from the well (井) in the engine’s living room ((e)ng3), but the well is clogged with bananas (丿) and dinosaur bones (丨). Joan uses a charged capacitor (二) to cause the bananas and dinosaur bones to explode and free the well.

Comments

井 character breakdown

井
- 二
  - 一
- 丿
- 丨

Component Translations

èr = Ø + Ø4

two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid

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piě = pi + e3

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

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gǔn = gu + (e)n3

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)

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shù = shu + Ø4

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

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