舌

ji̅ = ji + Ø1

used in 喇舌[la3 ji1] to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"

shé = sh + e2

tongue

舌 = 千 + 口 : Sherlock Holmes squashed his tongue under a kilo just inside the elevator's kitchen! He tries to stem the kilo with a mandarin, but not very successfully.

舌 character breakdown

舌
- 千
  - 丿
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
- 口

千

qia̅n = qi + an1

thousand

千 = 丿 + 十 : Mnemonic symbol: a 1 kg weight.

The Queen of Hearts (qi) dropped a kilogram (千) on her banana (丿) in front of the anthill (an1), and now she uses a cross (十) to try and revive it.

口

kǒu = k + ou3

mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

Mnemonic symbol: 口 shall be represented by a mandarin. Karl Marx (k-) is enjoying a mandarin in the outhouse's living room (ou3).

千

韆

qia̅n = qi + an1

see 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1]

Characters with 舌 as component

刮

颳

gua̅ = gu + a1

to blow (of the wind)

刮 = 刂 + 舌 : In front of the ashram (a1) a terrible wind is blowing (刮). Gitta Giraffe (gu) can only advance by cutting the wind with a kitchen knife (刂). The wind is so strong that Gitta's tongue (舌) is being pulled out of her mouth and getting longer and longer.

舐

shì = sh + Ø4

to lick / to lap (up)

铦

銛

xia̅n = xi + an1

fish-spear / sharp

筈

gua̅ = gu + a1

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聒

guo̅ = gu + o1