Mnemonic comic for

Translation

rén = r + (e)n2: person; people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

Mnemonic

Mnemonic symbol: Neanderthal Man (人). Robinson Crusoe (r-) is looking for snacks in the encampment's kitchen (-en2) when he suddenly spots Neanderthal Man (人). Neanderthal Man offers him a banana (丿), but Robinson Crusoe doesn't trust the present and pokes it with a finger (㇏).

Comments

We see two persons in the comic (instead of only one as in most of the comics so far) because we chose a person as mnemonic symbol for 人: Neanderthal Man.

Matthias, over 1 year ago (edited over 1 year ago)

人 character breakdown

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4) / see 撇[pie3]

Pocahontas (pi-) is eating a banana (丿) in the elevator's living room (-e3).
Right-falling stroke

Mnemonic symbol: this one looks like a finger.

Napoleon (n) is giving you the finger (㇏) in the ashram's bathroom (a4).

Characters with 人 as component

umbrella / parasol / CL:把[ba3]

= + + : Socrates abolished philosophy and converted to starting a religion in the anthill. He built a large totem pole out of a parasol held by Neanderthal Man, who stands on a mean crocodile, which stands on a cross. Socrates himself holds two umbrellas and preaches to the people to prepare for the end of days, when the heaven will fall down on earth.
to dodge / to duck out of the way / to beat it / shaken (by a fall) / to sprain / to pull a muscle / lightning / spark / a flash / to flash (across one's mind) / to leave behind / (Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharine

= + : Sherlock Holmes and Neanderthal man started fighting in the anthill. Neanderthal Man swings a huge door, but Sherlock Holmes is quick enough to dodge it.
surname Shan

= + : Sherlock Holmes and Neanderthal man started fighting in the anthill. Neanderthal Man swings a huge door, but Sherlock Holmes is quick enough to dodge it.
to lie / to crouch

= + : Willy Walrus (w) has become the new master of the observatory's servant (臣). In the bathroom (o4) Willy Walrus sits at the top of a voodoo staff (卜) which he is balancing on the spot between the servant's shoulders while the servant has to do push-ups (卧).
writing brush / writing / pen

= + + + : Hamlet (h) and Neanderthal Man (人) are taking part in a calligraphy competition in the anthill's bathroom (an4). Each of them has exactly one minute to write a Chinese character, with the minute being measured by an alarm clock (早). Hamlet has a big advantage though: he might use a proper writing brush (翰) while Neanderthal Man only has an ordinary feather (羽). As Neanderthal Man notices he is going to loose he is so angry that he crushes the alarm clock with a huge cross (十).
surname Han

= + + + : Hamlet (h) and Neanderthal Man (人) are taking part in a calligraphy competition in the anthill's bathroom (an4). Each of them has exactly one minute to write a Chinese character, with the minute being measured by an alarm clock (早). Hamlet has a big advantage though: he might use a proper writing brush (翰) while Neanderthal Man only has an ordinary feather (羽). As Neanderthal Man notices he is going to loose he is so angry that he crushes the alarm clock with a huge cross (十).
to tilt / narrow / uneasy / oblique tones (in Chinese poetry)
a moment / little while
surname Yu
surname She
Japanese variant of 舍[she4]
variant of 同[tong2] (used as a surname and in given names)

Words with 人

performing artist / actor
fool / imbecile
to stir up public sentiment by false statements (idiom) / to resort to demagogy
the multitudes come out from everywhere, emptying every alleyway (to celebrate) / the whole town turns out
Tibetan (person)
man behind the mirror / puppet master / string puller
the Sami people, indigenous people in northern Scandinavia
see 蜑家[Dan4 jia1]
Spider-Man, see 蜘蛛俠|蜘蛛侠 / nickname of French skyscraper climber Alain Robert (1962-) / person who scales the outer walls of a building as a stunt or for building maintenance
(coll.) high-rise window washer
to spit blood (idiom); venomous slander / malicious attacks

Sentences with 人

dìng
huì
yǒu
rén
xué
ta̅
 
 
tia̅n
shàng
qǐ
bù
dà
luàn