先王之乐

先

xia̅n

王

wáng

之

zhi̅

乐

樂

yuè

the music of former kings

Characters and words in 先王之乐

先

xia̅n = xi + an1

early / prior / former / in advance / first

先 = ⺧ + 儿 : Mnemonic symbol: the First Lady of the United States, FLOTUS.

In front of the anthill, Sun Wukong, the FLOTUS and Marie Curie dance around the golden calf. When it comes to be in favour of their gods, everyone of them wants to be first.

先

xia̅n

王

wáng

former kings / former emperors / in Confucian writing, refers esp. to the sage rulers Yao 堯|尧[Yao2], Shun 舜[Shun4], Yu 禹[Yu3], Tang 湯|汤[Tang1] and the kings of Zhou

王

wáng = w + ang2

surname Wang

王

wáng = w + ang2

king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great

王 = 一 + 土 : Mnemonic symbol: Martin Luther King. Willy Walrus (wu) is stuck in a heap of dirt (土) in the anglepod's kitchen (ang2). Martin Luther King (王) helps him by holding out a flute (一).

王

wàng = w + ang4

to rule / to reign over

之

zhi̅ = zh + Ø1

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) / him / her / it

之 = 丶 + Z : Mnemonic symbol: Sooo sleepy... "zZz" (the character looks like a "Z"). James II of England (zh) fell asleep in front of the space station (Ø1). He sleeps on a big petal leaf (丶), making loud "zZz" (之) sounds.

乐

樂

lè = l + e4

surname Le

乐 = ⺁ + 朩 : Mnemonic symbol: a cheerleader

乐 = ⺁ + 朩 : In the elevator's bathroom, the cheerleader is beating Lancelot on the head with a banana tree just when Lancelot isn't watching, and laughing at him cheerfully. The cheerleader sneaked up on Lancelot by popping out of a sewage pipe.

乐

樂

yuè = yu + e4

surname Yue

乐

樂

lè = l + e4

happy / cheerful / to laugh

乐 = ⺁ + 朩 : Mnemonic symbol: a cheerleader