Mnemonic comic for 关

Translation

guān = gu + an1: mountain pass / to close; to shut; to turn off / to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc) / to concern; to involve

Mnemonic

A mean crocodile (丷) is chasing Gitta Giraffe (gu) in front of the anthill (an1). It almost caught up, when an angel (天) appears and pushes its off button (mnemonic symbol for 关) to save Gitta Giraffe.

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关 character breakdown

关
- 丷
- 天
  - 一
  - 大
    - 一
    - 人
      - 丿
      - ㇏

bā = b + a1

"eight" component in Chinese characters / archaic variant of 八[ba1]

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one of the characters used in kwukyel, an ancient Korean writing system

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tiān = ti + an1

day / sky / heaven

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