淹留

淹

ya̅n

留

liú

to stay for a long period

Characters and words in 淹留

淹

ya̅n = y + an1

to flood / to submerge / to drown / to irritate the skin (of liquids) / to delay

Add a new mnemonic for 淹 = 奄 + 氵

淹 = 奄 + 氵 : Maud Younger (y) prepares an omelet (奄) in front of the anthill (an1). As a final step she wants to deglaze the omelet, but the water bottle (氵) slips out of her hand and she drowns (淹) the omelet in water.

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留

㽞

liú = li + ou2

old variant of 留[liu2]

Add a new mnemonic for 留 = 卯 + 田

Add a new mnemonic for 㽞 = 口 + 田

留 = 卯 + 田 : Mnemonic symbol: an answering machine.

Li Qingzhao faces a field of answering machines that all have messages left for her in the outhouse's kitchen. As she is checking each machine for her messages, a mischievous rabbit is leaving even more messages for her when Li Qingzhao is not watching.

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留

liú = li + ou2

to leave (a message etc) / to retain / to stay / to remain / to keep / to preserve

Add a new mnemonic for 留 = 卯 + 田