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shape mnemonics

meanings

meanings

          phonetics

mnemonics

1

A

ABC - Alphabet

Recognize

Know

Learning

AA

Experience

A

a

AA

aa

Alphabet

2

B

OO - Being

Existence

Being

Be

BB

Together

B

b

BB

bo

Being

3

C

open O

Opened

Free

CC

Spread

C

ch

CC

cho

Chance

4

D

3D

Thing

Material

Volume

DD

Hard, Decided

D

d

DD

do

Dimension

5

E

fork (hand)- Want

Want

Demand

Need

EE

Food

E

e

EE

ee

Eat

6

F

F(x) - Function

Function

Work

FF

Production, Goods

F

f

FF

fo

Function

7

G

C in to G- tail inside

Inside

In

Enter

GG

Rolled

G

g

GG

go

Gate

8

H

H -  Human

Human

Person

Member

HH

Society

H

h

HH

ho

Human

9

I

Indication line

Indicate

Direction

II

Way, Pass Trough

I

i

II

ii

Indication

10

J

J - hook, ladle

Accepted

Yes

JJ

Take, Holding

J

j

JJ

jo

Ja

11

K

|< (K)-connect

Connect

Relation

KK

System

K

k

KK

ko

Kiss

12

L

L-situation

Situation

Condition

LL

 Possible, Can

L

l

LL

lo

Living

13

M

./\/\-mountains

Form

Transform

Change

MM

Compare

M

m

MM

mo

Mountains

14

N

lightning ,/\/'

Nature

Phenomenon

NN

Light

N

n

NN

no

Nature

15

O

circle

Round

Around

Globe

OO

Search

O

o

OO

oo

Oval

16

P

a big axe

Power

Force

Pressure

PP

Violence

P

p

PP

po

Power

17

Q

 'tail' - out of O

Outside

Away

QQ

Giving

Q

kw

QQ

kwo

Queue

18

R

R - Real

Reality

Real

Truth

RR

Religion, Divine, Sacred

R

r

RR

ro

Reality

19

S

S-movement

Move

Moving

Speed

SS

Curve, Line

S

s

SS

so

Speed

20

T

T - Time

Time

Age

Verb

TT

Continue, Keeping, Period

T

t

TT

to

Time

21

U

U - space between

Space

Between

UU

All, Universal

U

u

UU

uu

Universe

22

V

V- indicates 'down'

Down

Lower

Under

VV

Bottom

V

v

VV

vo

Valley

23

W

Water Waves

Water

Liquid

Drop

WW

Swim, Fly

W

w

WW

wo

Water

24

X

4 legs

Life

Evolution

XX

Female, Woman, Birth

X

ks

XX

kso

Xmas

25

Y

Y - plant

Plant

Grow

YY

Fruit, Fertility

Y

y

YY

yo

Yew

26

Z

Zigzag - action

Action

Doing

Activity

ZZ

Heat, Temperature

Z

z

ZZ

zo

Zigzag

27

~

waving

Wave

Sound

~~

Voice, Speak

~

wu

~~

wi

~ w

28

!

exclaim

Very

Strong

!!

Very strong!

!

yu

!!

yi

!   i  

29

#

squares on a plane

Plane

Area

Flat

##

Friction

#

mu

##

mi

#  m

30

$

needs labour

Made

Artificial

Created

$$

Money

$

su

$$

si

$  s

31

%

% - per cent

Part

Share

Divide

%%

Analyses

%

shu

%%

shi

%  sh(are)

32

^

indicates 'up'

Up

High

Above

^^

Hide, Cover, Clothing

^

vu

^^

vi

^  v

33

&

& - heart

Feeling

Sense

&&

Mind, Spirit

&

gu

&&

gi

&  g

34

_

_ - lay

Place

Location

__

Position, Horizontal

_

tu

__

ti

_   t    _| 

35

+

plus (math)

Good

Plus

 ++

Added

+

ksu

++

ksi

 +  x

36

-

minus (math)

Bad

Minus

 --

Reduce

-

fu

 --

fi

 -   f     |-

37

=

equal (math)

Equal

Same

Level

 ==

Balance

=

zu

 ==

zi

 =  Z   _ / _

38

:

: begin

Begin

From

Source

::

Based, Foundation

:

bu

::

bi

 :   B    |:

39

;

; finish

End

Limited

;;

Border

;

ju

;;

ji

 ;   j

40

<

indicates 'back'

Back

Behind

Backward

<<

Return, Go back

<

ku

<<

ki

<   K    |<

41

>

indicates 'forward'

Forward

Before

Front

>>

Towards, Go

>

du

>>

di

>   D    |>

42

?

question

Question

Suspicion

??

Wonder

?

kwu

??

kwi

 ?    q

43

|

vertical line

It

Vertical

Stand

||

Parallel

|

lu

||

li

 |    l

44

 /

 / - one small stick

Little

Small

Few

 //

Big, Many, Much

 /

chu

 //

chi

 /    C

45

 \

 \ - negative (math)

No

Not

Without

\\

Opposite, Against

 \

nu

 \\

ni

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