October 8th 2026 Simplified Curriculum Update

HanziHero Simplified Curriculum Updates
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Breaking Changes

These have been updated to match standard Mainland Mandarin pronunciation. They have been reset for all who have previously learned them.

The simplified course was showing the traditional glyph. It now shows the correct simplified character, with a new mnemonic. It has been reset for all who have previously learned it.

Components

Updated

  • General mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    The [c:general General] got his start as a [sc:waitress waitress], before joining the Army. Now he walks around with a [sc:caliper caliper] showing his working class roots, when he inspects the troops. On his green uniform he wears a lapel pin of the [sc:moon moon], his favorite celestial body.

  • crow mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    A [c:crow crow] is quite intelligent. If you [sc:drop drop] something on the [sc:ground ground] in front of it, it will pick it up with its [sc:mouth mouth] and shake its [sc:tail tail] at you, angry that you littered.

Newly added

Characters

Updated

  • 罗 gauze updated components: gauze

  • 罗 gauze mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:lu- Luke Skywalker] is [s:2 inside] the lobby of the [s:-o office building] where he is setting a Jedi trap for all of the office workers that are about to get off work that [c:evening evening]. He has a special [c:net net] that is in front of the elevator that he levitates there with The Force, and when he catches an office worker he wraps them in special [h:罗 gauze] and stacks them in the corner.

  • 商 salesman updated components: creeper, guard

  • 商 salesman mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:sh- Shrek] is in [s:1 front] of the [s:-ang chapel], where he works as a [c:guard guard]. He wears a black executioner's [c:hood hood] so that nobody knows who he is, though a hole for the [c:mouth mouth] is carved out so he can communicate. His job is simple: to ward off the legions of [h:商 salesmen] that all want to get into the chapel to sell their wares. One [h:商 salesman] approaches and Shrek takes out a huge [c:fins fin] from his pocket and wacks him across the face, knocking him out. "Whatever you're selling, we ain't buying", he says, through the [c:mouth mouth] hole of his [c:hood hood]."

  • 因 cause updated components: bubblegum

  • 因 cause mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:y- Yoshi] is in [s:1 front] of the [s:-(e)n infirmary], where he is trying to get inside for treatment. He recently ate a weird mushroom that has [h:因 caused] his [c:mouth mouth] grow ridiculously [c:big big]. He cannot enter the infirmary [h:因 because] his [c:mouth mouth] is so big that it won't fit through the door. Surely this is [h:因 cause] for concern! The doctors stand by laughing for some reason.

  • 烟 smoke updated components: fire, bubblegum

  • 烟 smoke mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:y- Yoshi] is in [s:1 front] of the [s:-an pawn shop] where he is burning old vintage goods that won't sell. He has a big [c:fire fire] in the patchy pawn shop lawn and throws a [c:big big] [c:mouth mouth] wooden figure onto it. It goes up into flames and [h:烟 smoke] covers the entirety of the front of the pawn shop. He also throws green spotted egg shells onto the [c:fire fire], making even more [h:烟 smoke].

  • 恩 kindness updated components: bubblegum, heart

  • 恩 kindness mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:_- Master Chief] is in [s:1 front] of the [s:-(e)n infirmary] helping a strange patient that has an absurdly [c:big big] [c:mouth mouth] walk around the garden. Touched by his [h:恩 kindness], the [c:big big] [c:mouth mouthed] patient rips out his [c:heart heart] and gives it to Master Chief. Luckily this patient has two [c:big big] [c:heart hearts], so he won't die from giving away one for [h:恩 kindness].

  • 乃 to be mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:n- Ned Flanders] is in the [s:3 basement] of the [s:-ai high school], where he volunteers. One kid is sitting next to the school supplies, trying [h:乃 to be] a pair of [c:stairs stairs] (he bends over in a contorted manner to approximate the shape) because that is all he wants to be in life. Ned Flanders repeatedly tells him that Jesus loves him and he doesnt need [h:乃 to be] a set of [c:stairs stairs] that everyone literally walks on. He picks him up and walks up the [c:stairs stairs] of the basement hoping he can [h:乃 be] the person that saves this strange student.

  • 更 more updated components: tumbleweed

  • 更 more mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:g- Gandalf] is in the [s:4 bathroom] of the [s:-(e)ng English manor] trying to battle the [c:walking-broom walking brooms] that keep on coming in. Gandalf uses his magic to summon a miniature [c:sun sun] that bursts from the [c:ground ground] and barrels around the luxurious bathroom incinerating the [c:walking-broom walking brooms]. But they keep on pouring in from all angles, from the pipes, from the windows, from the doors. [h:更 More] and [h:更 more] and [h:更 more]. What [h:更 more] can Gandalf do to fight this incessant menace?

  • 硬 hard updated components: tumbleweed, stone

  • 硬 hard mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:y- Yoshi] is in the [s:4 bathroom] of the [s:-(e)ng English manor], trying to save their favorite [c:walking-broom walking broom]. On top of it is a heavy [c:sun sun], pinning it to the [h:硬 hard] [c:stone stone] [c:ground ground]. Yoshi grabs it with its tongue and tries to tug it out, but it won't budge. It truly is stuck between a [h:硬 hard] [c:stone stone] and a hot [c:sun sun]. Wait... that isn't how the saying goes.

  • 爱 love updated components: love

  • 爱 love mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:_- Master Chief] is in the [s:4 bathroom] of the [s:-ai high school], wearing a [c:crown crown] and a pair of [c:cleats cleats] that leave scratch marks on the bathroom tile. Opposite of him is the [h:爱 love] of his life, a [c:folding-stool folding stool]. Master Chief, to show his [h:爱 love], rubs his [c:armpit armpit] all over the [c:folding-stool folding stool] while the students in the bathroom look on in horror. They don't understand why Master Chief [h:爱 loves] a [c:folding-stool folding stool].

  • 敢 to dare updated components: daredevil

  • 敢 to dare mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:g- Gandalf] is in the [s:3 basement] of the [s:-an pawn shop], trying to help the cowardly [c:foreman foreman] [h:敢 dare] to do something brave. He gets a [c:curling-stone curling stone] from the overflow box in the basement, and enchants it, then smacks it right on the [c:ear ear] of the [c:foreman foreman], and it magically sticks. The [c:foreman foreman] stands up, chest up, looking like he will [h:敢 dare] to do anything. He indeed states he will [h:敢 dare] to do anything, whatever the cost!

  • 倒 to topple alternate meanings: topple, topples, toppling, toppled, to fall, fall, collapse

  • 便 convenient updated components: Slenderman, tumbleweed

  • 便 convenient mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:bi- Bigfoot] is in the [s:4 bathroom] of the [s:-an pawn shop], helping them repair their toilet. [c:slenderman Slenderman], who works there, pulls out a [c:sun sun] from his pocket to help illuminate things, which is quite [h:便 convenient]. Bigfoot finishes the repairs, but notices his hair has fallen all over the [c:ground ground]. A [c:walking-broom walking broom] comes in and [h:便 conveniently] sweeps it up.

  • 妇 married woman alternate meanings: married women, women, woman

  • 餐 meal updated components: campfire, umbrella, copper

  • 餐 meal mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:c- Casper] is in [s:1 front] of the [s:-an pawn shop] where he is having a [h:餐 meal] of ghost food. Holographic spaghetti, with some wine. What a fine [h:餐 meal]! He has a second-hand [c:folding-stool folding stool] upon which his food sits underneath a vintage [c:copper copper] [c:umbrella umbrella]. He uses a [c:magic-stick magic stick] (also from the pawn shop) to eat his [h:餐 meal] with. It is [c:evening evening] and the sky is a romantic deep orange color.

  • 既 since updated components: cyborg

  • 既 since mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:ji- Jimmy Neutron] is in the [s:4 bathroom] of the [s:-_ house], on the pot. [h:既 Since] there was no toilet paper, he calls the [c:butler butler] to get some. [h:既 Since] the butler came in and gave him some, he had to give him some [c:silver silver]. [h:既 Since] he had no [c:silver silver], he gave the butler his robot dog as a tip.

  • 概 approximate updated components: tree, cyborg

  • 概 approximate mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:g- Gandalf] is in the [s:4 bathroom] of the [s:-ai high school] where he is carving a [c:tree tree] made of [c:silver silver] into a [c:butler butler], to decorate the bathroom. He has been at it for [h:概 approximately] three days, using his staff and magic to slowly carve it. It looks ugly, but it is starting to [h:概 approximate] the appearance of a [c:butler butler].

  • 区 region updated components: shipping container

  • 区 region mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:qu- Quasimodo] is in [s:1 front] of the [s:-_ house] where he is picking up a [c:box box] that is on the lawn. Inside are a bunch of [c:x x's], and he goes around placing them on the edge of the lawn, marking off a [h:区 region] that represents the extent of his plot. He goes around, hunched over (as always), putting down the [c:x x's] so everyone knows that this [h:区 region] is his.

  • 枢 hub updated components: tree, shipping container

  • 枢 hub mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:shu- Sherlock] is in [s:1 front] of the [s:-_ house] on the lawn where he has set up an investigation [h:枢 hub]. At the center is a [c:tree tree] with a big [c:x x] on it and it is surrounded by [c:box boxes] of tools that Sherlock uses in his investigations. He has a sign that says "Sherlock's Investigation [h:枢 Hub]" hoisted up on a [c:box box].

  • 欧 Europe updated components: shipping container, bill

  • 欧 Europe mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:_- Master Chief] is in [s:1 front] of the [s:-(o)u bakery] where he is a guard. He receives a [c:box box] with a massive [c:x X] on it from [h:欧 Europe], and it is pay-on-delivery. The [c:bill bill] is a couple hundred Euros, which Master Chief of course does not have him. He is not even sure what these [h:欧 European] [c:box boxes] are, probably something related to baking.

  • 登 to mount updated components: step ladder

  • 登 to mount mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:d- Dracula] is in [s:1 front] of the [s:-(e)ng English manor] where he has built a [c:bunker bunker] made out of cans of [c:beans beans]. He has [h:登 mounted] at the top of his [c:bunker bunker] a shaded seat so that he can observe the manor lawn without burning. He [h:登 mounts] the top of his [c:bunker bunker] and looks towards the English manor, ready for the rich kids to try to attack him. Why? Because he took all of their [c:beans beans]!

  • 发 to send out mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:f- Frodo] is in [s:1 front] of the [s:-a auditorium] that he is trying to enter to see his favorite play. Unfortunately, the auditorium hates hobbits so have set up [c:turret turrets] that [h:发 send out] deadly bullets to any hobbit that comes near the lobby doors. Frodo runs around dodging what the [c:turret turrets] [h:发 send out] as he tries [h:发 to send out] rocks to hit and deactivate them. The line of people lined up for tickets outside look on without much concern.

  • 彦 erudite updated components: guard, cliff, hair

  • 萝 radish updated components: flowers, gauze

  • 萝 radish mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:lu- Luke Skywalker] is [s:2 inside] the lobby of the [s:-o office building] where he works as a security guard. It is [c:evening evening] so nobody else is there. He sits near the elevator with a [c:net net] full of [h:萝 radishes], using The Force to lift them up and eat them one by one. As he does so, he spits their [h:萝 radish] [c:flowers flowers] onto the lobby floor.

  • 咒 curse alternate meanings: to curse, cursed, curses, cursing

  • 锣 gong updated components: metal, gauze

  • 锣 gong mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:lu- Luke Skywalker] is [s:2 inside] the lobby of the [s:-o office building] where he has set up a huge [c:metal metal] [h:锣 gong]. Each time a worker comes out of the elevator as they get off work this [c:evening evening], he strikes the [h:锣 gong] with the back of his lightsaber to honor their departure. He even set up a [c:net net] next to his [h:锣 gong] for tips, and some office workers tip him as they leave the lobby.

  • 逻 to patrol updated components: gauze, road

  • 逻 to patrol mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:lu- Luke Skywalker] is [s:2 inside] the lobby of the [s:-o office building] where has been hired as a Jedi [h:逻 patrol]. The lobby is closed since it is the [c:evening evening], so Luke [h:逻 patrols] around with a [c:net net] in hand, ready to catch anyone trying to sneak into the lobby. He [h:逻 patrols] so intensely that he has worn a [c:road road] of his own tracks into the lobby floor.

  • 咽 throat updated components: mouth, bubblegum

  • 咽 throat mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:y- Yoshi] is in [s:1 front] of the [s:-an pawn shop] where he is trying to put a [c:big big] second-hand object into his [c:mouth mouth]. He succeeds, but he can't swallow it down his [h:咽 throat]. It gets stuck halfway until he coughs out the [c:big big] object, spitting it out from his [h:咽 throat] and [c:mouth mouth] onto the patchy pawn shop lawn.

  • 姻 marriage updated components: bubblegum, woman

  • 姻 marriage mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:y- Yoshi] is in [s:1 front] of the [s:-(e)n infirmary] where one of the patients complains to him about his [h:姻 marriage]. Apparently this patient, who walks with Yoshi around the infirmary lawn, has a horrible [h:姻 marriage] with a [c:big big] [c:mouth mouthed] [c:woman woman]. Yoshi feels bad for this [h:姻 marriage], but knows there are many like it. Luckily dinosaurs like him don't even have [h:姻 marriage].

  • 梗 stem updated components: tree, tumbleweed

  • 梗 stem mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:g- Gandalf] is in the [s:3 basement] of the [s:-(e)ng English manor], bored. He goes up to one of the [c:tree trees] next to the dusty statues and touches his staff to the [c:ground ground] before it, making a [c:sun sun] emerge from the ground, giving the [c:tree tree] energy. The [c:tree tree] sprouts a couple of small [h:梗 stems] that Gandalf then turns into miniature [c:walking-broom walking brooms] that proceed to sweep up the dust and old [h:梗 stems] from the ground.

  • 崔 Cui updated components: eagle

  • 崔 Cui mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:cu- Cupid] is in [s:1 front] of the [s:-(e)i beach house] by the bay where he is working with a [c:turkey turkey], named [h:崔 Cui] to build a [c:mountain mountain] of sand. He flies back and forth, piling the sand onto the [c:mountain mountain] that will take the image of [h:崔 Cui]. That is to say, it will be a sandy [c:mountain mountain] shaped just like a [c:turkey turkey]. Why does Cupid help? Because he and [h:崔 Cui] have been friends for a long time. He often uses [h:崔 Cui's] [c:turkey turkey] feathers to make his love arrows, in fact.

  • 摧 to destroy updated components: finger, eagle

  • 摧 to destroy mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:cu- Cupid] is in [s:1 front] of the [s:-(e)i beach house] by the bay, playing in the sand. He is making a [c:mountain mountain] of sand with his [c:finger finger]. However, a wild [c:turkey turkey] comes up and [h:摧 destroys] it by knocking over the [c:mountain mountain]. Cupid, angry, decides [h:摧 to destroy] the [c:turkey turkey] and does so with his [c:finger finger], [h:摧 destroying] the [c:turkey turkey] with a single angelic flick.

  • 箩 bamboo basket updated components: bamboo, gauze

  • 箩 bamboo basket mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:lu- Luke Skywalker] is [s:2 inside] the lobby of the [s:-o office building] where he works as a security guard during the [c:evening evening]. He sits in a chair next to the elevator making a [h:箩 bamboo basket] out of [c:bamboo bamboo] to keep his mind occupied. He, of course, does it using the Force. He weaves a thick [c:bamboo bamboo] [c:net net] in the air with the Force alone, and is slowly connecting that [c:net net] together to form a sturdy [h:箩 bamboo basket]. Some office workers working overtime walk past him into the elevator, staring at the [h:箩 bamboo basket] that is floating in mid-air.

  • 催 to urge updated components: Slenderman, eagle

  • 催 to urge mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:cu- Cupid] is in [s:1 front] of the [s:-(e)i beach house] by the bay. He [h:催 urges] [c:slenderman Slenderman] to go up the [c:mountain mountain] of sand to get a [c:turkey turkey]. Cupid promises him to find his true love if he does. At Cupid's [h:催 urging], [c:slenderman Slenderman] runs up the [c:mountain mountain].

  • 橘 tangerine updated components: tree, spear, creeper

  • 橘 tangerine mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:ju- Julius Caesar] is [s:2 inside] the living room of the [s:-_ house], wearing a [c:hood hood]. He goes up to the [h:橘 tangerine] [c:tree tree] that is on top of the coffee table and cuts down an [h:橘 tangerine] with a [c:spear spear]. He puts it in his [c:mouth mouth] along with a pair of pickled [c:fins fins]: an ancient Roman treat.

  • 姊 elder sister pinyin change: jie3 → zi3

  • 姊 elder sister mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:ji- Jimmy Neutron] is in the [s:3 basement] of the [s:-e electricity plant] where he finds a mysterious [c:woman woman] under an electric light. He goes over to her and finds that she is his [h:姊 older sister]. He knows because she has the same hair style as him.

  • 溉 to irrigate updated components: spray, cyborg

  • 溉 to irrigate mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:g- Gandalf] is in the [s:4 bathroom] of the [s:-ai high school] where he works with his personal [c:butler butler] [h:溉 to irrigate] the place. He plans to grow some magical herbs there, and has a bunch of [c:silver silver] pipes going all over to feed some trenches he dug in the bathroom. The high school students look on, wondering why their bathroom is being [h:溉 irrigated] by a wizard as the [c:silver silver] pipes [c:spray spray] water into the trenches.

  • 慨 indignant updated components: soul, cyborg

  • 慨 indignant mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:k- Kermit the Frog] is in the [s:3 basement] of the [s:-ai high school] where he is eating some school lunch upon a [c:silver silver] plate that a [c:butler butler] has handed him. Kermit, uncharacteristically angry, is [h:慨 indignant] that the [c:silver silver] plate has a mark on it, and sighs with such annoyance that his [c:soul soul] departs his body, full of [h:慨 indignation] and floating towards the basement ceiling.

  • 框 frame updated components: tree, display case

  • 框 frame mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:ku- Koopa Troopa] is in the [s:4 bathroom] of the [s:-ang chapel] where he finds a [c:box box] under a holy Christmas [c:tree tree] that they have set up next to the bathroom stalls and sink. He goes over and opens it up, and finds a [h:框 frame] inside that has a picture of Bowser holding a holy [c:scepter scepter] in it. He smiles as he hangs up the [h:框 frame] onto the tile wall so the priests can appreciate it when they come in on their bathroom break.

  • 筐 basket updated components: bamboo, display case

  • 筐 basket mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:ku- Koopa Troopa] is in [s:1 front] of the [s:-ang chapel] which he has taken over. He sits on top of a [c:box box] and holds a holy [c:scepter scepter] as the priests around him are busy at work. He has a [h:筐 basket] of [c:bamboo bamboo] in front of him and the priests come up in intervals dropping [c:bamboo bamboo] and other holy things into the [h:筐 basket] to give tribute to Koopa Troopa who was put into power here by none other than Bowser himself.

  • 殴 to beat up updated components: shipping container, missile

  • 殴 to beat up mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:_- Master Chief] is in [s:1 front] of the [s:-(o)u bakery] where he finds a [c:box box] with an [c:x X] on it in the grass. He opens it up and finds inside a bunch of croissant-shaped [c:missile missiles] that have been activated by him opening the [c:box box]. It blows up, sending Master Chief onto the ground. Suddenly a bunch of bakers come out of the bakery, taking advantage of Master Chief being on the ground to start [h:殴 to beat up] the poor space soldier. They [h:殴 beat up] Master Chief with croissants as he lays on the ground, still stunned.

  • 呕 to vomit updated components: mouth, shipping container

  • 呕 to vomit mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:_- Master Chief] is in the [s:3 basement] of the [s:-(o)u bakery] where he is feeling really hungry. He opens up a [c:box box] with a bunch of strange looking [c:x x's] in it. He looks around to make sure no one else is there, takes off his helmet, and starts stuffing his [c:mouth mouth] with them because he thinks they are pastries. They are actually inedible and make him feel sick. So he [h:呕 vomits] all over the cement basement floor. Eww!

  • 躯 human body updated components: shipping container, body

  • 躯 human body mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:qu- Quasimodo] is in [s:1 front] of the [s:-_ house] on the lawn where he is hunched over an [c:x x] that is marked in the soil, slowly digging it up with a shovel. He finds a [c:box box] and opens it. Inside is a dead [h:躯 human body] that is covered with [c:x x's]. Quasimodo screams and begins to run, hunched over, across the lawn, his entire [c:body body] covered with sweat.

  • 瞪 to glare updated components: eye, step ladder

  • 瞪 to glare mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:d- Dracula] is in the [s:4 bathroom] of the [s:-(e)ng English manor] where he is hiding in his [c:bunker bunker] eating some [c:beans beans]. From the bathroom window he [h:瞪 glares] at the [c:eye eyes] floating outside, thinking that they are after his precious [c:beans beans]. The [c:eye eyes] [h:瞪 glare] through the bathroom window at the strange vampire who somehow built a [c:bunker bunker] in the middle of their bathroom overnight.

  • 凳 stool updated components: step ladder, table

  • 凳 stool mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:d- Dracula] is in the [s:4 bathroom] of the [s:-(e)ng English manor] where he is trying to make a [h:凳 stool] to sit on. He goes up to one of the bathroom [c:bunker bunkers] and pulls out a [c:table table] and many cans of [c:beans beans] from it. Then he takes apart the [c:table table] into a bunch of short planks, and puts those on stacks of [c:beans bean] cans to make a [h:凳 stool] there in the middle of the expansive English manor bathroom.

  • 澄 clear updated components: spray, step ladder

  • 澄 clear mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:ch- Charlie Brown] is [s:2 inside] the [s:-(e)ng English manor] where he is making a [c:bunker bunker] out of [c:beans beans] to hide from the rich kids that keep on bullying him. He stacks a bunch of [c:beans beans] on the velvet carpet to form a [c:bunker bunker]. However, it is very [h:澄 clear] that he is hiding there. The rich kids come up with a very expensive [h:澄 Clear] [c:spray Spray] and spray his [c:bunker bunker], making it completely [h:澄 clear]. Charlie, [h:澄 clear] of the fact that the rich kids can see him runs out of the [c:bunker bunker] and down the hallway.

  • 拨 to allocate mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:b- Bart Simpson] is in [s:1 front] of the [s:-o office building] where he is playing a prank. He sets up a bunch of [c:finger fingers] in front of the doors near the parking lot and [h:拨 allocates] each of them a miniature [c:turret turret]. They all shoot the [c:turret turrets] at any office worker that comes in or out of the office. The office then [h:拨 allocates] a security guard to handle Bart, and it chases Bart around the parking lot as Bart skateboards away [h:拨 to allocate] more space for his [c:finger finger] [c:turret turrets] to continue to wreak havoc.

  • 鞭 whip updated components: leather, Slenderman, tumbleweed

  • 鞭 whip mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:bi- Bigfoot] is in [s:1 front] of the [s:-an pawn shop] where he is making a [c:leather leather] [h:鞭 whip] that he plans on selling to [c:slenderman Slenderman] who sits nearby, waiting. Bigfoot sits on the [c:ground ground] and uses the partially-made [h:鞭 whip] to [h:鞭 whip] the [c:walking-broom walking broom] with a demand of more water from the outside faucet so that he can finish making the [h:鞭 whip] while the [c:sun sun] is still out. The [c:walking-broom walking broom] complies, sighing over how it wasn't born as a [h:鞭 whip] instead.

  • 鸥 gull updated components: shipping container, bird

  • 鸥 gull mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:_- Master Chief] is in [s:1 front] of the [s:-(o)u bakery] where he is trying to catch some [h:鸥 gull] [c:bird birds] that are flying around. He empties a [c:box box] of croissants stapled together in pairs to form [c:x X's] and scatters these tasty [c:x X's] on on the lawn and sidewalk in front of the bakery. He then waits for the [h:鸥 gulls] to go and try to eat some of the [c:x x's] and then throws a [c:box box] over them, catching some [h:鸥 gulls].

  • 驱 to urge on updated components: horse, shipping container

  • 驱 to urge on mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:qu- Quasimodo] is in [s:1 front] of the [s:-_ house] on the lawn where he is being [h:驱 urged on] to move away from the neighborhood and house. The neighbors have written a giant [c:x x] on his hunched back, underneath which is written "[h:驱 URGED ON] TO LEAVE". They give him a [c:box box] of his meager belongings and a [c:horse horse] to ride. Quasimodo, crying and carrying his [c:box box] gets on the [c:horse horse] and the neighbors whip it in order [h:驱 to urge on] the beast into the distance, taking Quasimodo with it.

  • 橄 olive updated components: tree, daredevil

  • 橄 olive mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:g- Gandalf] is in the [s:3 basement] of the [s:-an pawn shop] where he is looking for old vintage aged canned [h:橄 olives]. He finds a dead [c:foreman foreman] with a [c:curling-stone curling stone] planted on his [c:ear ear], holding a can of [h:橄 olives] in the corner of the dim basement. Gandalf goes over and hits the [h:橄 olives] with his staff, and out grows a massive magic [h:橄 olive] [c:tree tree] that then begins to fight Gandalf.

  • 泼 to splash mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:p- Patrick Star] is in [s:1 front] of the [s:-o office building] where there is an office party going on. He sits in a water [c:turret turret] [c:spray spraying] the office workers with water as they run around the parking lot. Eventually there is so much water [h:泼 splashed] everywhere that Patrick begins to feel like he is back in Bikini Bottom. While he isn't looking some office workers sneak up behind him and the [c:turret turret] and [h:泼 splash] hundreds of gallons of water on Patrick who screams in surprise.

  • 橙 orange updated components: tree, step ladder

  • 橙 orange mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:ch- Charlie Brown] is [s:2 inside] the [s:-(e)ng English manor] where he is making a [c:bunker bunker] to hide from the rich kids who keep on bullying him. He goes up to an [h:橙 orange] [c:tree tree] and surrounds it with cans of [c:beans beans] to make his own bunker. He then sits inside the [c:bunker bunker] under the [h:橙 orange] [c:tree tree] eating [c:beans beans] while enjoying the scent of [h:橙 orange].

  • 蹬 to step on updated components: wooden leg, step ladder

  • 蹬 to step on mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:d- Dracula] is in [s:1 front] of the [s:-(e)ng English manor] where the rich kids have made a [c:bunker bunker] out of [c:beans beans] in the immaculate lawn. They are at the top of it making fun of Dracula, because Dracula, a vampire, cannot [h:蹬 step on] these garlic flavored beans. So Dracula [h:蹬 steps on] a [c:wooden-leg wooden leg] he had, and uses that [h:蹬 to step on] the [c:beans bean] [c:bunker bunker]. As he moves towards the rich kids, they run down the [c:bunker bunker] towards the manor to hide.

  • 裔 descendant updated components: creeper, dress

  • 裔 descendant mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:y- Yoshi] is in the [s:4 bathroom] of the [s:-_ house]. He pulls back the shower curtain and finds a strange creature with a [c:hood hood] concealing its face and a [c:dress dress] concealing its body. Yoshi pulls back the hood and finds it is one of his [h:裔 descendants]! It has the same [c:mouth mouth] and huge nose as Yoshi, but has [c:fins fins] instead of arms! The [h:裔 descendant] is from when one of Yoshi's eggs got fertilized and hatched a long time ago. Yoshi is elated and jumps into the bathtub to play with his sole [h:裔 descendant].

  • 抠 to dig out updated components: finger, shipping container

  • 抠 to dig out mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:k- Kermit the Frog] is in [s:1 front] of the [s:-(o)u bakery] dressed in chef's costume receiving a super narrow [c:box box] package. He opens it up and finds an [c:x x] at the bottom of the narrow [c:box box]. Kermit uses his long frog [c:finger finger] to try [h:抠 to dig out] the [c:x x] from the bottom of the [c:box box].

  • 绊 to stumble alternate meanings: stumble, stumbles, stumbled, stumbling, to trip, trip

  • 憧 irresolute updated components: soul, guard, Chinese mile

  • 憧 irresolute mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:ch- Charlie Brown] is in [s:1 front] of the [s:-ong temple] where he has come to see a [c:heart heart] that is on top of a rock in the rock garden. However, he is pretty [h:憧 irresolute] about whether he even wants to see it. He gets about a [c:chinese-mile Chinese mile] away from the [c:heart heart] and the monk [c:guard guard] that stands in front of it, then decides he doesn't really want to see it. He begins to turn around, but is [h:憧 irresolute]. Hmm... maybe he does want to see it after all. He already made this long of a journey to get here! Poor [h:憧 irresolute] Charlie Brown, he can't make up his mind.

  • 斟 to pour wine updated components: clothes hamper, box, fins, measuring cup

  • 斟 to pour wine mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:zh- James Bond] is in [s:1 front] of the [s:-(e)n infirmary] where he is an attendant for a lavish infirmary party that is being held on the lawn. He has his two [c:legs legs] inside a [c:clothes-hamper clothing hamper] and an overturned [c:box box] in front of him with a [c:measuring-cup measuring cup] on top of it. He uses that [h:斟 to pour wine] with perfect accuracy for nurse or doctor who comes up asking for a drink.

  • 湛 deep updated components: spray, clothes hamper, fins, box

  • 湛 deep mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:zh- James Bond] is in the [s:4 bathroom] of the [s:-an pawn shop] where he finds a [c:clothes-hamper clothes hamper] that has a [c:box box] at the bottom of it. He curiously reaches for it and falls in. It is surprisingly [h:湛 deep] such that only James' [c:legs legs] stick out. He yells and screams for help, [c:spray spraying] spit everywhere inside the hamper. It appears he fell for a spy trap.

  • 耘 to weed pinyin change: yu2 → yun2

  • 耘 to weed mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:yu- Yugi] is [s:2 inside] the living room of the [s:-_ house] where he is trying [h:耘 to weed] the carpet which has a bunch of weeds growing from it for some reason. He uses a Yu-Gi-Oh! card to summon a magical [c:plow plow] and uses that to start [h:耘 weeding] the carpet. As the [c:plow plow] yanks out each weed, it turns into a green weed-colored [c:cloud cloud] and floats at the top of the living room ceiling.

  • 汲 to draw alternate meanings: draw, drawing, draws, drew, to draw water, draw water

  • 蹋 to step on updated components: wooden leg, sun, feathers

  • 蹋 to step on mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:t- Tarzan] is in the [s:4 bathroom] of the [s:-a auditorium] where he is changing into a costume for the play. He wears a [c:hood hood] with [c:two two] [c:feathers feathers] sticking out of it and walks around on [c:two two] [c:wooden-leg wooden legs]. He comes out of the stall, still half-naked besides these stage props, and keeps on accidentally [h:蹋 stepping on] the foots of everyone else in the bathroom. The audience members in the bathroom are sick of being [h:蹋 stepped on] so they push him over onto the tile floor and start [h:蹋 stepping on] Tarzan instead! Tough crowd.

  • 唆 to instigate updated components: mouth, elbow, fins, foreman

  • 唆 to instigate mnemonic change

    previous mnemonic 
    [s:su- Superman] is in [s:1 front] of the [s:-o office building] where he is trying to enter to go to work. Unfortunately, a [c:foreman foreman] blocks him from entering into the lobby, saying it is no place for superheros and calling him bad names while hitting his [c:legs legs] with a detached [c:elbow elbow]. As such, the [c:foreman foreman] [h:唆 instigates] Superman to have no choice but to punch him in the [c:mouth mouth] and toss him aside. This [h:唆 instigates] the office security guard that is standing by to run over and issue Superman a red car, for [h:唆 instigating] violence (despite the fact it was all the [c:foreman foreman's] fault), banning Superman from ever entering the office again.

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