貞節牌坊

贞

貞

zhe̅n

节

節

jié

牌

pái

坊

fa̅ng

memorial arch in honor of a chaste widow

Characters and words in 貞節牌坊

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.

贞

貞

zhe̅n

节

節

jié

chastity / virginity (of women) / moral integrity (of men) / loyalty / constancy

节

節

jie̅ = ji + e1

see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3]

节

節

jié = ji + e2

festival / holiday / node / joint / section / segment / part / to economize / to save / to abridge / moral integrity / classifier for segments, e.g. lessons, train wagons, biblical verses / CL:個|个[ge4]

节 = 卩 + 艹 : Joan of Arc and the baby seal spend their holiday just inside the elevator's kitchen. They are relaxing on artificial lawn camp beds all day.

节

節

jié = ji + e2

joint; node / (bound form) section; segment / solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar) / seasonal festival / (bound form) to economize; to save / (bound form) moral integrity; chastity / classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc / knot (nautical miles per hour)

牌

pái = p + ai2

mahjong tile / playing card / game pieces / signboard / plate / tablet / medal / CL:片[pian4],個|个[ge4],塊|块[kuai4]

牌 = 卑 + 片 : Pinocchio (p) is playing with Mahjong tiles (牌) in the airplane's kitchen (ai2). There is a price to win: a DVD (片) about the Alpes (卑). Pinocchio definitely wants to win the DVD, so he keeps playing again and again.

牌

pái

坊

fa̅ng

memorial arch

坊

fa̅ng = f + ang1

surname Fang

坊

fa̅ng = f + ang1

lane (usually as part of a street name) / memorial archway

坊