打水漂

打
水
漂
to skip stones (on water) / (coll.) to squander one's money on a bad investment

Characters and words in 打水漂

打
dá = d + a2
dozen (loanword)
打
dǎ = d + a3
to beat / to strike / to hit / to break / to type / to mix up / to build / to fight / to fetch / to make / to tie up / to issue / to shoot / to calculate / to play (a game) / since / from
打 = 丁 + 扌 : Don Quixote (d) got lost in the ashram (a3) and is afraid of being beaten (打). He equips himself with a claw (扌) for the left hand and a nail (丁) for the right hand, ready to beat (打) anyone approaching him.
打
水
to draw water / to splash water
水
shuǐ = shu + ei3
surname Shui
水
shuǐ = shu + ei3
water / river / liquid / beverage / additional charges or income / (of clothes) classifier for number of washes
水 = ㇇ + 亅 + 丿 + ㇏ : Sheldon Shrimp just climbed the Eiffel Tower. He's really thirsty, so he's glad to find a water fountain. After he quenches his thirst, he also finds a snack: A banana is swimming in the water. He never ate a banana before, so he tries a mix of different methods: Putting on a fake beak to pick on the banana, holding it with a finger and peeling it with a crowbar.
漂
pia̅o = pi + ao1
to float / to drift
漂
piǎo = pi + ao3
to bleach
漂
piào = pi + ao4
elegant / polished
漂 = 氵 + 票 : Pocahontas (pi) visits the aorta's bathroom (ao4) to see the world's most beautiful (漂) water bottle (氵). With her ticket (票) still in her hand, she gazes at this one amazing polished (漂) elegant (漂) bottle.

Words with 打水漂

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Sentences with 打水漂

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