下聘

to send the betrothal gifts / (fig.) to conclude a marriage

Characters and words in 下聘

xià = xi + a4

down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action

下 = 一 + 卜 : Mnemonic symbol: from the up/down logic, and a little bit the shape of the character, a ladder.

Xi Shi (xi) is on a retreat in the ashram. Using a voodoo staff (卜), she divined that next (下) week she'll have to play the flute (一) sixteen hours per day. Because she hates playing the flute, she climbs over the ashram's bathroom (a4) wall using a ladder (下) to escape.

聘

pìn = pi + (e)n4

to engage (a teacher etc) / to hire / to betroth / betrothal gift / to get married (of woman)

聘 = 甹 + 耳 : Pocahontas (pi) and a chivalrous knight (甹) betroth (聘) each other in the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4). As symbol of their love they give each other bloody ears (耳).

Words with 下聘

下聘 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 下聘

下聘 currently does not appear in any sentence.