不识泰山

不

bù

识

識

shí

泰

tài

山

sha̅n

can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person

Characters and words in 不识泰山

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-

识

識

shí = sh + Ø2

to know / knowledge / Taiwan pr. [shi4]

识 = 只 + 讠 : Sherlock Holmes (sh) is inspecting the new arrival at the entrance of the space station (Ø2). It's a big advertising column (讠) with a cuttlefish (只) on it, to broaden the space station's inhabitant's knowledge (识).

识

識

zhì = zh + Ø4

to record / to write a footnote

泰

tài = t + ai4

Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] in Shandong / abbr. for Thailand

泰 = 𡗗 + 氺 : Tecumseh (t) is using the toilet in the airplane's bathroom (ai4). With his hands folded (𡗗) he looks like a grand (泰) peaceful (泰) magnate (泰). Later he is going to wash himself using the aqueduct (氺).

泰

tài = t + ai4

safe / peaceful / most / grand

泰

tài

山

sha̅n

Mt Tai in Shandong, eastern mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]

泰

tài

山

sha̅n

Tarzan (fictional character reared by apes in the jungle) / Taishan township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan

山

sha̅n = sh + an1

surname Shan

山

sha̅n = sh + an1

mountain / hill / anything that resembles a mountain / CL:座[zuo4] / bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons / gable

山 = 丨 + 凵 : Mnemonic symbol: 山 looks like the tip of a fork. Sherlock Holmes (sh) is climbing a mountain (山) in front of the anthill (an1). He uses a dinosaur bone (〡) as walking stick, and to have better grip he attached a fork (山) to its tip. Unfortunately he accidentally sticks the fork into a receptacle (凵) on the ground of the mountain and gets shocked.