言

yán = y + an2

words / speech / to say / to talk

言 = 亠 + 二 + 口 : The horizontal lines look like sound waves that emerge from an opening: I'll resemble 言 by a megaphone.

言 = 亠 + 二 + 口 : Maud Younger rushes into anthill and in the kitchen she uses a megaphone to loudly announce that the world revolution will soon start. She also tells the people that she has berets for everyone so that everyone will be able to be in style for the revolution. However she doesn't tell that she prepared the berets in another way: to each beret, she attached a mandarin via two capacitors which forms a formidable antenna, so that after the revolution, she'll be able to transmit her speeches directly to the wearers' brains.

言 character breakdown

言
- 二
  - 一
- 亠
  - 一
  - 丶
- 口

二

èr = Ø + Ø4

two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid

二 = 一 : Mnemonic symbol: a capacitor, because the two strokes remind me of the symbol in electrical drawings. Albert Einstein (Ø) is experimenting with a capacitor (二) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He finds that it's uncomfortable to discharge a capacitor using two flutes (一).

亠

tóu = t + ou2

"lid" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 8)

亠 = 丶 + 一 : Mnemonic symbol: 亠 looks like a beret. Tecumseh (t) is killing time in the Outhouse's kitchen (ou2) by playing a game. His goal is to blow a petal leaf (丶) into a beret (亠) by blowing air through a flute (一).

口

kǒu = k + ou3

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

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

Characters with 言 as component

谊

誼

yì = y + Ø4

friendship / also pr. [yi2]

谊 = 宜 + 讠 : In preparation for a future alien encounter, Maud Younger builds up an advertising column (讠) from Ikea (宜) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). On it she writes in big letters "friendship" so that the aliens know of her peaceful intentions.

谐

諧

xié = xi + e2

(bound form) harmonious / (bound form) humorous / (literary) to reach agreement

谐

諧

xié = xi + e2

harmonious / humorous

谐 = 皆 + 讠 : Marie Curie (xi) sets up an advertising column (讠) in the elevator's kitchen (e2). On it it is written that everyone (皆) should be harmonious (谐) with each other.

讼

訟

sòng = su + (e)ng4

litigation

讼 = 公 + 讠 : Susan Saint Bernard (su) set up a large advertising column (讠) to warn about her web in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4), but still a bus (公) got stuck inside and a lawsuit (讼) ensued.

谜

謎

mí = mi + Ø2

riddle

谜 = 讠 + 迷 : Marilyn Monroe (mi) reads the riddle (谜) of the universe on an advertising column (讠) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2), understands its solution and falls into a coma (谜).

谜

謎

mèi = m + ei4

see 謎兒|谜儿[mei4 r5], riddle

说

説

shuo̅ = shu + o1

variant of 說|说[shuo1]

说 = 兑 + 讠 : In front of the observatory is a big advertising column. On it is a picture of Sheldon Shrimp, who is depicted to be talking about his new cash exchange booth.

诱

誘

yòu = y + ou4

to entice / to tempt

诱 = 讠 + 秀 : Maud Younger (y) is about to be lured into (诱) a talent show (秀) by an ad on an advertising column (讠) in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4).

谣

謠

yáo = y + ao2

popular ballad / rumor

谣 = 讠 + 爫 + 缶 : Maud Younger (y) is reading about a fascinating rumor (谣) on an advertising column (讠) just inside the aorta's kitchen (ao2). It is written that old pottery (缶) can be made as new using an electric razor (爫). Maud Younger tries the method immediately but breaks almost every piece of pottery she tries to renovate with her electric razor.

讚

zàn = z + an4

variant of 贊|赞[zan4] / to praise

赞 = 兟 + 贝 : The two FLOTUS (兟) visit Zorro (z) in the anthill's bathroom (an4) and as they see that he lost his rapier and has to fight with a crab (贝) as a weapon instead, they decide instantaneously to become his patrons (赞) and to pay him $1 for each defeated villain.

辩

辯

biàn = bi + an4

to dispute / to debate / to argue / to discuss

辩 = 讠 + 辡 : Brunhilde (bi) paid a lot to the owner of the anthill to have her advertisement displayed on the advertising column (讠) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). Now she finds that her advertisement has been torn off and thrown into one of the two kimchi vases (辡) next to the advertising column, and she is arguing (辩) with the owner whether she has to pay or not.

托

託

tuo̅ = tu + o1

to trust / to entrust / to be entrusted with / to act as trustee

托 = 乇 + 扌 : Tommy Turtle has been entrusted with caring for a blade of grass. In front of the observatory he's very careful that nothing comes into contact with the blade and so holds it up using a toy claw.

诊

診

zhěn = zh + (e)n3

to examine or treat medically

诊 = 㐱 + 讠 : After James II of England (zh) got his new Afro (㐱) he walks past an advertising column (讠) in the encampment's living room ((e)n3). On it it is written that recently there have been many lice infestations and that everyone should go and get an examination (诊).

谨

謹

jǐn = ji + (e)n3

cautious / careful / solemnly / sincerely (formal)

谨 = 堇 + 讠 : Joan of Arc (ji) is reading a warning on an advertising column (讠) in the encampment ((e)n3). The warning says that she should be very careful (谨) about violet dirt (堇) which tends to fall off the ceiling. While Joan of Arc reads the message, a big piece of violet dirt is about to fall on her head.

谦

謙

qia̅n = qi + an1

modest

谦 = 兼 + 讠 : The Queen of Hearts (qi) wants to open a franchise of modesty (谦) schools. She already put up the advertisements on the advertising columns (讠), for example in front of the anthill (an1). To staff all her schools she uses doubles (兼), and she is practicing with a double (兼) how to be modest (谦) right now next to the advertising column.

谍

諜

dié = di + e2

to spy

谍 = 枼 + 讠 : Dorothy Gale (di) stared a new job as freelance spy (谍) in the elevator's kitchen (e2). She put up a big desk (枼) as work place and a big advertising column (讠) to get her fist customer.

诏

詔

zhào = zh + ao4

imperial order

谘

諮

zi̅ = z + Ø1

variant of 咨[zi1]

诃

訶

he̅ = h + e1

to scold

谚

諺

yàn = y + an4

proverb

Words with 言

一

yi̅

言

yán

不

bù

发

發

fa̅

to not say a word (idiom)

一

yi̅

般

ba̅n

而

ér

言

yán

generally speaking

一

yi̅

言

yán

堂

táng

(sign hung in a shop) prices fixed – no bargaining (old) / having things decided by the will of a single individual / autocratic rule / (contrasted with 群言堂[qun2 yan2 tang2])

一

yi̅

言

yán

一

yi̅

动

動

dòng

(one's) every word and deed (idiom)

一

yi̅