投井下石

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井
下
石
to throw stones at sb who has fallen down a well (idiom) / to hit a person when he's down

Characters and words in 投井下石

投
tóu = t + ou2
to cast / to send / to throw oneself (into the river etc) / to seek refuge / to place oneself into the hands of
投 = 扌 + 殳 : Tecumseh (t) is exerting an ancient sport of his tribe in the outhouse's kitchen (ou2). He is hurling (投) a halberd (殳) as far as he can using a toy claw (扌).
井
jǐng = ji + (e)ng3
Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy / surname Jing
井
jǐng = ji + (e)ng3
a well / CL:口[kou3] / neat / orderly
井 = 二 + 丿 + 丨 : Joan of Arc is digging a well inside engine. At first she was doing it by hand, but then she hooked up a capacitor to a banana and a dinosaur bone, which dig for her using the electrical energy.
井
下
underground / in the pit (mining)
下
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.
石
shí = sh + Ø2
surname Shi / abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1]
石 = 丆 + 口 : Sherlock Holmes finds the space station's entrance blocked by a big rock. He uses a wind wheel and a mandarin to build a lever, with which he is able to move the rock.
石
dàn = d + an4
dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗 / ten pecks / one hundred liters
石
shí = sh + Ø2
rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
石 = 丆 + 口 : Sherlock Holmes finds the space station's entrance blocked by a big rock. He uses a wind wheel and a mandarin to build a lever, with which he is able to move the rock.
石
dàn = d + an4
dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3]; one hundred liters / ancient pr. [shi2]

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