茄子

eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) / aubergine / brinjal / Guinea squash / phonetic "cheese" (when being photographed) / equivalent of "say cheese"

Characters and words in 茄子

茄

jia̅ = ji + a1

phonetic character used in loanwords for the sound "jia", although 夾|夹[jia2] is more common

茄

qié = qi + e2

eggplant

茄 = 加 + 艹 : A cook is cooking the Queen of Hearts (qi) favorite dish in the elevator's kitchen (e2)—eggplant (茄) and artificial lawn (艹)—therefore the Queen cheers for him waving her pom-poms (加).

子

zǐ = z + Ø3

son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat / Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / sub-

子 = 了 + 一 : Zorro wants to eat an egg in the space station, and he already put it in a prize cup, as he has no egg cup. He also lacks a spoon, so he uses a big flute to crush the egg open.

子

zi = z + Ø5

(noun suffix)