Mnemonic comic for 生

Translation

shēng = sh + (e)ng1: to be born / to give birth / life / to grow / raw / uncooked / student

Mnemonic

Mnemonic symbol: a cradle.

Sherlock Holmes (sh) comforts a crying baby bull (牛) in a cradle (生) in front of the engine ((e)ng1) and plays him a tune on a flute (一).

Comments

生 character breakdown

生
- 牛
  - 𠂉
    - 丿
    - 一
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
- 一

Component Translations

niú = ni + ou2

ox / cow / bull / CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2] / newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4]) / (slang) awesome

Add a new mnemonic for 牛 = 𠂉 + 十

yī = y + Ø1

one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

Add a new mnemonic for 一 =