沾

to moisten / to be infected by / to receive benefit or advantage through a contact / to touch

沾 = 占 + 氵 : Someone is pouring out a bottle of water (氵) on the higher floors of the anthill, but James II of England (zh), standing on the street (an1), quickly puts up his yellow umbrella (占) so that only his umbrella is moistened (沾).

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沾

霑

zha̅n = zh + an1

variant of 沾[zhan1] / to moisten

Add a new mnemonic for 沾 = 占 + 氵

Add a new mnemonic for 霑 = 雨 + 沾

沾 character breakdown

沾
- 占
  - 口
  - ⺊
    - 一
    - 丨
- 氵
  - ⺀
    - 丶
  - ㇀

占

佔

zhàn = zh + an4

variant of 占[zhan4]

Add a new mnemonic for 占 = ⺊ + 口

Add a new mnemonic for 佔 = 亻 + 占

占

zha̅n = zh + an1

to observe / to divine

Add a new mnemonic for 占 = ⺊ + 口

占

zhàn = zh + an4

to take possession of / to occupy / to take up

Add a new mnemonic for 占 = ⺊ + 口

占 = ⺊ + 口 : Mnemonic symbol: a yellow umbrella. James II of England (zh) occupies (占) the anthill's bathroom (an4). He uses a pennant (⺊) stuck into a mandarin (口) to mark his territory. The ants are silently protesting with yellow umbrellas (占).

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氵

shuǐ = shu + ei3

"water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85), occurring in 沒|没[mei2], 法[fa3], 流[liu2] etc / see also 三點水|三点水[san1 dian3 shui3]

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氵 = ⺀ + ㇀ : Mnemonic symbol: a bottle of water. Sheldon Shrimp (shu) enjoys a bottle of water (氵) in the Eiffel Tower's living room (ei3). The got the water by scratching (㇀) a blossom (⺀) and catching the leaking dew in a bottle.

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