箢

yua̅n = yu + an1

used in 箢箕[yuan1 ji1] and 箢篼[yuan1 dou1] / Taiwan pr. [wan3]

Add a new mnemonic for 箢 = 竹 + 宛

箢 character breakdown

箢
- 宛
  - 夗
    - 㔾
      - 乚
      - ㇆
        
        一
        
        亅
    - 夕
  - 宀
    - 丶
    - 冖
- 竹
  - 丨
  - 亅
  - 亇
    - 亅
    - 人
      - 丿
      - ㇏
    - ⺈
  - 𠂉
    - 一
    - 丿

宛

wǎn = w + an3

winding / as if / a surname

Add a new mnemonic for 宛 = 夗 + 宀

宛 = 夗 + 宀 : Mnemonic symbol: a winding machine.

Willy Walrus (w) built a winding machine (宛) to wind up sleeping bags (夗) in the anthill (an3). For his invention he got a honorary PhD degree and a graduation cap (宀), but as the winding machine winds up the sleeping bags his graduation cap gets in and ruins it.

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竹

zhú = zhu + Ø2

bamboo / CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1] / Kangxi radical 118

Add a new mnemonic for 竹 = 𠂉 + 丨 + 亅

Add a new mnemonic for 竹 =  + 丨 + 亅

Add a new mnemonic for 竹 = 亇

竹 = 𠂉 + 丨 + 亅 : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) is weaving a bamboo basket (竹) in the space station's kitchen (Ø2). He is using a key (𠂉), a dinosaur bone (丨) and a crowbar (亅) as basis structure and connects the three stays by weaving soft bamboo (竹) around them.

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