宽窄

宽 = 宀 + 苋 : Karl Koala (ku) wants to create a wide and broad (宽) field of amaranth plants (苋) in front of the anthill (an1), so he uses a broad graduation cap (宀) to spread amaranth seeds all over the place.

宽 = 宀 + 苋 : Karl Koala (ku) wants to create a wide and broad (宽) field of amaranth plants (苋) in front of the anthill (an1), so he uses a broad graduation cap (宀) to spread amaranth seeds all over the place.

窄 = 乍 + 穴 : Mnemonic symbol: a narrow slit of some kind. James II of England (zh) is painting cave paintings (穴) on the walls of the airplane's living room (ai3). He is using a special technique: he pushes the hair of his Mohawk haircut (乍) through a narrow slit (窄) so that when he applies the paint to his hair (to use it as a brush) he doesn't accidentally paint his face.