抛砖引玉

抛
拋
砖
磚
引
引
玉
玉
lit. throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom) / fig. to attract others' interest or suggestions by putting forward one's own modest ideas to get the ball rolling

Characters and words in 抛砖引玉

抛
拋
pa̅o = p + ao1
to throw / to toss / to fling / to cast / to abandon
抛 = 𠠵 + 扌 : Pinocchio (p) is floating on cloud nine (𠠵) above the aorta (ao1) while tossing (抛) around power buttons (𠠵) with a toy claw (扌).
抛
拋
砖
磚
to get the ball rolling (abbr. for 拋磚引玉|抛砖引玉[pao1 zhuan1 yin3 yu4])
砖
塼
zhua̅n = zhu + an1
variant of 甎|砖[zhuan1]
砖 = 专 + 石 : The scientist (专) and Julian Giant Squid (zhu) are standing next to a rock (石) in front of the anthill (an1). They are quietly thinking for a long time, until the scientist has an idea and tells Julian Giant Squid what to do in order to create bricks (砖) out of the rock (石).
砖
甎
zhua̅n = zhu + an1
variant of 磚|砖[zhuan1]
砖 = 专 + 石 : The scientist (专) and Julian Giant Squid (zhu) are standing next to a rock (石) in front of the anthill (an1). They are quietly thinking for a long time, until the scientist has an idea and tells Julian Giant Squid what to do in order to create bricks (砖) out of the rock (石).
砖
磚
zhua̅n = zhu + an1
brick / CL:塊|块[kuai4]
砖 = 专 + 石 : The scientist (专) and Julian Giant Squid (zhu) are standing next to a rock (石) in front of the anthill (an1). They are quietly thinking for a long time, until the scientist has an idea and tells Julian Giant Squid what to do in order to create bricks (砖) out of the rock (石).
引
yǐn = y + (e)n3
to draw (e.g. a bow) / to pull / to stretch sth / to extend / to lengthen / to involve or implicate in / to attract / to lead / to guide / to leave / to provide evidence or justification for / old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters
引 = 丨 + 弓 : In the encampment, Maud Younger draws her composite bow. She wants to shoot a dinosaur bone straight across the hall.
玉
yù = yu + Ø4
jade
玉 = 丶 + 王 : Mnemonic symbol: a jade bracelet.

Yu the Great (yu) and Martin Luther King (王) invented some kind of wrestling sport in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). Both fighters have to be restrained by large jade bracelets (玉) around their body restricting their arms to be aligned to the body. Then they fight. To make things safe they stuffed the space station's bathroom (Ø4) with cosy petals (丶) so that they won't hurt themselves.

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