侣

companion

侣 = 亻 + 吕 : Loki (lü) wants to seduce Rosa Luxemburg (亻) to be his companion (侣). He tries do seduce her by playing a pitch pipe for her in the space station's living room (Ø3).

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侣 character breakdown

侣
- 亻
  - 丨
  - 丿
- 吕
  - 口

亻

rén = r + (e)n2

"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)

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亻 = 丿 + 丨 : Mnemonic symbol: Rosa Luxemburg. She's quite radical, and her name starts with "r", just like "ren2". Also, 亻appears at the left-hand side of characters, and Rosa is a leftist as well.

Robinson Crusoe (r) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) are having their favorite snacks in the encampment's kitchen: Rosa is eating a banana (丿) and Robinson is eating a dinosaur bone (丨).

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吕

呂

lǚ = lü + Ø3

pitchpipe, pitch standard, one of the twelve semitones in the traditional tone system

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Add a new mnemonic for 呂 = 口 + 丶 + 口

吕 = 口 : Loki (lü) conducts an experiment in the space station's living room (Ø3). Using a pitch pipe (吕) he creates two standing waves, in which he keeps one mandarin (口) respectively.

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