Question

隻 vessels, no. of ships, fish, birds, arrows, one of a pair 1 1546 10 172 ふるとり 会意 Compound Ideographic On Vessels that travel long distances, sailors often get quite lonely. They keep TURKEYS on the VESSELS, but not for use as food. The lonely sailors take turns enjoying the turkey´s CROTCH.

Accepted Answer

セキ 隻(せき): counter for ships S 隹: bird; old bird radical (no. 172)又: or again; furthermore; on the other hand 隹 8 (none) vessels Donald Duck is a big bird that does not wear pants. It´s good to use him as a mnemonic because he is a sailor, and this kanji is used to count vessels.

Kanji	隻
Onyomi	セキ
English	vessels, no. of ships, fish, birds, arrows, one of a pair
Examples	隻(せき): counter for ships
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	1546
Components	隹: bird; old bird radical (no. 172) 又: or again; furthermore; on the other hand
Number of Strokes	10
Kanji Radical	隹
Radical Number	172
Radical Strokes	8
Radical Reading	ふるとり
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword	vessels
Koohii Story 1	On Vessels that travel long distances, sailors often get quite lonely. They keep TURKEYS on the VESSELS, but not for use as food. The lonely sailors take turns enjoying the turkey´s CROTCH.
Koohii Story 2	Donald Duck is a big bird that does not wear pants. It´s good to use him as a mnemonic because he is a sailor, and this kanji is used to count vessels.

Vessels Bird Sailors 隻 セキ Ships Fish Arrows

Vessels Bird Sailors 隻セキ Ships Fish Arrows