折桂

折
桂
to win the laurels / to pass an imperial examination / to win a championship

Characters and words in 折桂

折
shé = sh + e2
to snap / to break (a stick, a bone etc) / (bound form) to sustain a loss (in business)
折
zhe̅ = zh + e1
to turn sth over / to turn upside down / to tip sth out (of a container)
折
zhé = zh + e2
to break / to fracture / to snap / to suffer loss / to bend / to twist / to turn / to change direction / convinced / to convert into (currency) / discount / rebate / tenth (in price) / classifier for theatrical scenes / to fold / accounts book
折 = 扌 + 斤 : James II of England (zh) wants to lift a pair of barbells (斤) in the elevator's kitchen (e2), but the barbells are very heavy. He tries to use toy claws (扌) and folding (折) knifes (mnemonic symbol for 折) as levers, but they both snap (折).
折
摺
zhé = zh + e2
variant of 折[zhe2] / to fold
桂
guì = gu + ei4
surname Gui / abbr. for Guangxi Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guang3 xi1 Zhuang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]
桂 = 圭 + 木 : Gitta Giraffe (gu) finds three laurel (桂) crowns floating in circles around the top of the Christmas tree (木) in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4). She knows the goal of this mini game is to shoot all three laurel crowns with her bow. To make it easier for her she uses the special power of her jade tablet (圭) to freeze the laurel crowns for a few seconds.
桂
guì = gu + ei4
cassia / laurel
桂 = 圭 + 木 : Gitta Giraffe (gu) finds three laurel (桂) crowns floating in circles around the top of the Christmas tree (木) in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4). She knows the goal of this mini game is to shoot all three laurel crowns with her bow. To make it easier for her she uses the special power of her jade tablet (圭) to freeze the laurel crowns for a few seconds.

Words with 折桂

蟾
蟾
宫
宮
折
折
桂
桂
lit. plucking a branch of osmanthus from the Toad Palace (i.e. the moon) / fig. to succeed in the imperial examination

Sentences with 折桂

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