贞操

贞

貞

zhe̅n

操

ca̅o

(usually of women) chastity / virginity / virtue / honor / loyalty / moral integrity

Characters and words in 贞操

贞

貞

zhe̅n = zh + (e)n1

chaste

贞 = ⺊ + 贝 : Mnemonic symbol: a girdle of chastity. James II of England (zh) wants to get rid of his girdle of chastity (贞). In front of the encampment ((e)n1) he asks the crab (贝) to destroy the girdle, but the crab waves with a pennant (⺊) instead to alarm the royal guard.

操

撡

ca̅o = c + ao1

old variant of 操[cao1]

操 = 喿 + 扌 : The King of Chu is exercising in front of the aorta. He is standing on one leg, and holding a toy claw in each hand. With the toy claws, he is balancing two large cuckoo's clocks respectively.

操

ca̅o = c + ao1

to grasp / to hold / to operate / to manage / to control / to steer / to exercise / to drill (practice) / to play / to speak (a language)