挖空心思

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心
思
to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer / to rack one's brains

Characters and words in 挖空心思

挖
wa̅ = w + a1
to dig / to excavate / to scoop out
挖 = 扌 + 穵 : Willy Walrus (w) started another excavation (挖) in front of the ashram (a1). This time he wants to take it up a notch and uses a lot of toy claws (扌) to dig (挖) a lot of earth in a short time.
挖
空
to excavate / to hollow
空
ko̅ng = ku + (e)ng1
empty / air / sky / in vain
空 = 工 + 穴 : Mnemonic symbol: an air conditioner
空 = 工 + 穴 : In front of the engine, Karl Koala found some very special cave paintings. Using steel beams he constructs a protective cover. He also installs air conditioning to make the best environment possible to preserve the cave paintings.
空
kòng = ku + (e)ng4
to empty / vacant / unoccupied / space / leisure / free time
空
心
hollow / (of vegetables) to become hollow or spongy inside / (of a basketball) to swish through (not touching the hoop)
空
心
on an empty stomach
心
xi̅n = xi + (e)n1
heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
心 = 乚 + 丶 : Marie Curie (xi) uses a shovel (乚) to dig a hole in front of the encampment ((e)n1). She wants to bury her heart (心). To the side are three petal leaves (丶), with which she wants to cover it afterwards.
心
思
mind / thoughts / inclination / mood
思
si̅ = s + Ø1
to think / to consider
思 = 心 + 田 : Socrates is feeling blue in front of the space station. He's thinking of burying his heart under a field. When he finishes, he realizes that he has created some kind of small planet, with his heart at the center.

Words with 挖空心思

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