锲而不舍

锲

鍥

qiè

而

ér

不

bù

舍

捨

shě

to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth / to persevere / unflagging efforts

Characters and words in 锲而不舍

锲

鍥

qiè = qi + e4

to cut / to carve / to engrave / to chisel / fig. to chisel away at

锲 = 契 + 钅 : The Queen of Hearts (qi) is about to finish building her golden harpoon (钅) in the elevator's bathroom (e4). The last step is to engrave her name with an engraver (契). Unfortunately her engraver breaks as she is halfway through; she'll have to use her old chisel (锲) instead.

而

ér = Ø + Ø2

and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)

而 = 𦉫 + 丆 : A comb. Albert Einstein is getting ready to go out just inside the entrance of the space station. He put up some loud music on the stereo and tries to comb his hair with his comb and the help of a wind wheel.

不

bù = bu + Ø4

(negative prefix) / not / no

不 = 丆 + 卜 : Bruno Bear (bu) is setting up a wind wheel (丆) with a voodoo staff (卜) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He also puts a "forbidden" sign (mnemonic symbol for 不) on it, to make clear that it may not (不) be stopped.

不

bù = bu + Ø4

no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

不

bù

舍

捨

shě

reluctant to part with (sth or sb) / unwilling to let go of

不

bù

舍

捨

shě

reluctant to part with (sth or sb); unwilling to let go of

舍

捨

shě = sh + e3

to give up / to abandon / to give alms

舍 = 人 + 舌 : Mnemonic symbol: a pawn who is abandoned to save the king.

Neanderthal Man (人) is so hungry that he opens his mouth, sticks out his tongue (舌) and is about to devour Sherlock Holmes (sh) in the elevator (e3), but Sherlock Holmes acts quickly enough to throw a pawn (舍) onto Neanderthal Man's tongue so that he munches the pawn instead.

舍

shè = sh + e4

surname She

舍

shě = sh + e3

old variant of 捨|舍[she3]

舍

shè = sh + e4

residence

舍

捨

shě = sh + e3