睒

shǎn = sh + an3

furtively glance / glittering

Add a new mnemonic for 睒 = 目 + 炎

睒 character breakdown

睒
- 炎
  - 火
    - 丶
    - 人
      - 丿
      - ㇏
- 目
  - 二
    - 一
  - 囗

炎

yán = y + an2

flame / inflammation / -itis

Add a new mnemonic for 炎 = 火

炎 = 火 : Mnemonic symbol: As I just learned "itis" is the feeling you get after eating too much.

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炎 = 火 : Maud Younger ate too much just inside anthill. She's sleeping so hard that she doesn't even wake up from the fire which is spreading fast.

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目

mù = mu + Ø4

eye / (literary) to look; to regard / eye (of a net); mesh / mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目數|目数[mu4 shu4]) / item; section / list; catalogue / (taxonomy) order / name; title

Add a new mnemonic for 目 = 囗 + 二

目 = 囗 + 二 : Mnemonic symbol: the Eye of Providence (目).

Malte Monkey (mu-) is unpacking an enclosure (囗) full of capacitors (二). He's afraid that the Eye of Providence (目) will see him, so he does it secretly in the space station's bathroom (-Ø4).

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