一陣

一

yi̅

阵

陣

zhèn

a burst / a fit / a peal / a spell (period of time)

Characters and words in 一陣

一

yi̅ = y + Ø1

one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

Maud Younger (y) forgot her keys to the space station (Ø1), all she brought outside was her flute (一). She has no choice but to crash the door with the giant flute.

阵

陣

zhèn = zh + (e)n4

disposition of troops / wave / spate / burst / spell / short period of time / classifier for events or states of short duration

阵 = 车 + 阝 : James II of England (zh) and the pope (阝) were supposed to be in the army's very first attack wave (阵) driving a red cabriolet (车), but somehow they got lost and ended up in the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4).