戈

ge̅ = g + e1

surname Ge

ge̅ = g + e1

dagger-axe / abbr. for 戈瑞[ge1 rui4] / (Tw) abbr. for 戈雷[ge1 lei2]

戈 = 丿 + 弋 : Guy Fawkes (g) practises his archery skills in front of the elevator (e1). He uses a bow (弋) to shoot a spear (戈) right into a banana (丿).

戈 character breakdown

戈
- 丿
- 弋

丿

piě = pi + e3

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4) / see 撇[pie3]

Pocahontas (pi-) is eating a banana (丿) in the elevator's living room (-e3).

弋

yì = y + Ø4

to shoot

Maud Younger (y) is practicing her shooting (弋) skills with a bow in the bathroom of the space station (Ø4). 弋 just looks like a bow with an arrow, which is going to be shot to the left hand side. There's even a feather on the arrow at the right hand end.

Characters with 戈 as component

我

wǒ = w + o3

I; me; my

我 = 戈 + 手 : I (我) find Willy Walrus (w) lying motionless in the observatory's living room (o3), and there's a dagger-axe (戈) sticking right in his chest. I (我) try to pull it out while wearing a baseball glove (手).

找

zhǎo = zh + ao3

to try to find / to look for / to call on sb / to find / to seek / to return / to give change

找 = 戈 + 扌 : James II of England (zh) is looking for (找) his keys in the aorta's living room (ao3). He uses a toy claw (扌) to lift up a spear (戈) and see if the keys are under there.

戋

戔

jia̅n = ji + an1

narrow / small

戋 = 一 + 戈 : Joan of Arc keeps guard in front of the anthill, her spear at her side. All has been quiet for a long time though, so she just prefers to play her flute all day.

戋 = 一 + 戈 : Mnemonic symbol: a narrow and small floating tank.

戊

wù = w + Ø4

fifth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / fifth in order / letter "E" or Roman "V" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / penta

戊 = 厂 + 戈 : Willy Walrus set up his fifth wheel RV in the space station's bathroom, and in front of it, his only source of food: a chocolate factory. Because both are so precious he guards them with a spear.

戊 = 厂 + 戈 : Mnemonic symbol: a fifth wheel recreational vehicle.

成

chéng = ch + (e)ng2

to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth

成 = 万 + 戈 : Mnemonic symbol: a progress bar stuck at 99%.

成 = 万 + 戈 : Charlie Chaplin is queuing at the engine's kitchen, which is blocked by a neuron until the progress bar above shows 100%. Unfortunately it has been stuck at 99% for two hours now. If it doesn't finish soon, Charlie will get completely mad and destroy the neuron himself with his spear.

成

chéng = ch + (e)ng2

surname Cheng

成 = 万 + 戈 : Mnemonic symbol: a progress bar stuck at 99%.

或

huò = hu + o4

maybe / perhaps / might / possibly / or

或 = 一 + 口 + 戈 : In observatory's bathroom, Osvaldo Farrés plays his famous song "Quizás, Quizás, Quizás" (Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps) on a flute. Helga Horse listens and doesn't know whether she should maybe give him her mandarin as reward, or perhaps stab him with a spear.

划

劃

huà = hu + a4

to delimit / to transfer / to assign / to plan / to draw (a line) / stroke of a Chinese character

划

huá = hu + a2

to row / to paddle / profitable / worth (the effort) / it pays (to do sth)

划 = 刂 + 戈 : Just inside the ashram's kitchen Helga Horse is paddling in a small boat through a deadly sea of kitchen knives and spears.

划

劃

huá = hu + a2

to cut / to slash / to scratch (cut into the surface of sth) / to strike (a match)