面積

面

miàn

积

積

ji̅

area (of a floor, piece of land etc) / surface area / tract of land

Characters and words in 面積

面

miàn = mi + an4

face / side / surface / aspect / top / classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc

面 = 丆 + 囬 : Mnemonic symbol: a spray flask with one of these liquids which make a surface super slippery.

In the anthill's bathroom (an4), Marilyn Monroe (mi) wants to set up a wind wheel (丆) on top of a closet (囬). Just as she tries to fix it she slips and falls down, the wind wheel crashing on the floor. She didn't notice that somebody used a can of non-stick coating (面) on the closet's surfaces (面).

面

麪

miàn = mi + an4

variant of 麵|面[mian4]

面

麵

miàn = mi + an4

flour / noodles / (of food) soft (not crunchy) / (slang) (of a person) ineffectual / spineless

积

積

ji̅ = ji + Ø1

to amass / to accumulate / to store / measured quantity (such as area of volume) / product (the result of multiplication) / to integrate (math.) / to solve (or integrate) an ordinary differential equation (math.) / old / long-standing

积 = 只 + 禾 : Joan of Arc (ji) and the cuttlefish (只) are preparing for bad times in front of the space station (Ø1). Together they are piling up (积) cereals (禾) so that they can always eat in times of need.