喺

xǐ = xi + Ø3

to be at, in or on (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 在[zai4]

Add a new mnemonic for 喺 = 口 + 係

喺 character breakdown

喺
- 係
  - 亻
    - 丨
    - 丿
  - 系
    - 丿
    - 糸
      - 幺
        
        厶
      - 小
        
        亅
        
        八
        
        丿
        
        ㇏
- 口

系

係

xì = xi + Ø4

to connect / to relate to / to tie up / to bind / to be (literary)

Add a new mnemonic for 系 = 丿 + 糸

Add a new mnemonic for 係 = 亻 + 系

系 = 丿 + 糸 : Mnemonic symbol: As this is the second character in 关系 (guanxi), I'll use shaking hands as the symbol for 系.

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系 = 丿 + 糸 : In the space station's bathroom, Marie Curie found a new binding mechanism in chemistry. To demonstrate her findings, she binds two bananas together with a silk scarf. She celebrates her findings by shaking her own hand over her head.

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口

kǒu = k + ou3

mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

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Mnemonic symbol: 口 shall be represented by a mandarin. Karl Marx (k-) is enjoying a mandarin in the outhouse's living room (ou3).

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