占下风

占
佔
下
下
风
風
to be at a disadvantage

Characters and words in 占下风

占
佔
zhàn = zh + an4
variant of 占[zhan4]
占
zha̅n = zh + an1
to observe / to divine
占
zhàn = zh + an4
to take possession of / to occupy / to take up
占 = ⺊ + 口 : Mnemonic symbol: a yellow umbrella. James II of England occupies the anthill's bathroom (an4). He uses a pennant (⺊) stuck into a mandarin (口) to mark his territory, and stands there proudly with a yellow umbrella (占).
下
xià = xi + a4
down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action
下 = 一 + 卜 : Mnemonic symbol: from the up/down logic, and a little bit the shape of the character, a ladder.

Xi Shi (xi) is on a retreat in the ashram. Using a voodoo staff (卜), she divined that next (下) week she'll have to play the flute (一) sixteen hours per day. Because she hates playing the flute, she climbs over the ashram's bathroom (a4) wall using a ladder (下) to escape.
下
下
风
風
leeward / downwind / disadvantageous position / to concede or give way in an argument
风
風
fe̅ng = f + (e)ng1
wind / news / style / custom / manner / CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1]
风 = 乂 + 几 : Frankenstein's Monster has to wait in front of the engine. Because the wind is blowing, he uses pliers to disassemble a small table and builds a shelter with the parts.

Words with 占下风

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Sentences with 占下风

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