堑

塹

qiàn = qi + an4

moat around a city

Add a new mnemonic for 堑 = 斩 + 土

Add a new mnemonic for 塹 = 斬 + 土

堑 character breakdown

堑
- 土
  - 一
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
- 斩
  - 斤
    - 丅
      - 一
      - 丨
    - ⺁
      - 丿
  - 车
    - 七
      - 一
      - 乚
    - 十
      - 一
      - 丨

土

tǔ = tu + Ø3

Tu (ethnic group) / surname Tu

Add a new mnemonic for 土 = 十 + 一

土

tǔ = tu + Ø3

earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

Add a new mnemonic for 土 = 十 + 一

土 = 十 + 一 : Tommy Turtle (tu) wants to fix a cross (十) on a flute (一) in the space station's living room (Ø3). He uses dust and clay (土) to hold them together.

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斩

斬

zhǎn = zh + an3

to behead (as form of capital punishment) / to chop

Add a new mnemonic for 斩 = 斤 + 车

Add a new mnemonic for 斬 = 車 + 斤

斩 = 斤 + 车 : Mnemonic symbol from 斩草除根: lawn mower. James II of England (zh) accidentally dropped bar bells (斤) onto the anthill's owner's cabriolet (车). The owner is mad as hell and wants to behead (斩) James II of England in the living room (an3) using a lawn mower (斩).

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