中肯

中

zhòng

肯

kěn

pertinent / apropos

Characters and words in 中肯

中

zho̅ng = zhu + (e)ng1

China / Chinese / surname Zhong

中

zho̅ng = zhu + (e)ng1

within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / (dialect) OK / all right

中 = 丨 + 口 : Mnemonic symbol: a dart board, because you always try to hit the center.

Julian Giant Squid (zhu-) is throwing dinosaur bones (丨) as darts on a dart board in front of the engine ((e)ng1). To make it a bit more difficult he's throwing mandarins (口) into the air as well and skewers them up right in the center (中 is a mandarin skewered on a dinosaur bone) in mid flight with the dinosaur bones. He's still able to consistently hit the center (中) of the dart board.

中

zhòng = zhu + (e)ng4

to hit (the mark) / to be hit by / to suffer / to win (a prize, a lottery)

肯

肎

kěn = k + (e)n3

old variant of 肯[ken3]

肯 = 月 + 止 : Karl Marx (k) wrestled the moon (月) down in the encampment ((e)n3) and is now sitting on top (止) of it. They both agree (肯) that Karl Marx will set him free if he behaves well afterwards.

肯

kěn = k + (e)n3

to agree / to consent / to be ready (to do sth) / willing