剡

剡
shàn = sh + an4
river in Zhejiang
Add a new mnemonic for 剡 = 炎 + 刂
剡
yǎn = y + an3
sharp
Add a new mnemonic for 剡 = 炎 + 刂

剡 character breakdown

刂
da̅o = d + ao1
Kangxi radical 18 (刀[dao1]) as a vertical side element / see also 立刀旁[li4 dao1 pang2] / see also 側刀旁|侧刀旁[ce4 dao1 pang2]
Add a new mnemonic for 刂 = 丨 + 亅
刂 = 丨 + 亅 : Mnemonic symbol: a kitchen knife. Don Quixote (d) is showing off his special knifes in front of the aorta (ao1). One is made from a dinosaur bone (丨), and the other is made from a crowbar (亅).
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炎
yán = y + an2
flame / inflammation / -itis
Add a new mnemonic for 炎 = 火
炎 = 火 : Mnemonic symbol: As I just learned "itis" is the feeling you get after eating too much.

Maud Younger (y) ate too much in the anthill's kitchen (an2). She's having the itis (炎) so hard that she doesn't even wake up from the fire (火) which is spreading fast.
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Words with 剡

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