提心吊胆

提
提
心
心
吊
吊
胆
膽
(saying) to be very scared and on edge

Characters and words in 提心吊胆

提
di̅ = di + Ø1
used in 提防[di1 fang5] and 提溜[di1 liu5]
提
tí = ti + Ø2
to carry (hanging down from the hand) / to lift / to put forward / to mention / to raise (an issue) / upwards character stroke / lifting brush stroke (in painting) / scoop for measuring liquid
提 = 扌 + 是 : Mnemonic symbol: a handbag (提包)
提 = 扌 + 是 : When she was cleaning the entrance of the space station, mother Teresa found a skull. Disgusted, she puts it in her handbag using a toy claw.
提
心
worry
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.
吊
diào = di + ao4
to suspend / to hang up / to hang a person
吊 = 口 + 巾 : Dorothy Gale is travelling and tries to find a way to hang up her towel in the aorta's bathroom. Finally, she came up with something: She forges a coat hanger out of mandarin peel and hangs her towel on it.
吊 = 口 + 巾 : Mnemonic symbol: a coat hanger.
吊
弔
diào = di + ao4
a string of 100 cash (arch.) / to lament / to condole with / variant of 吊[diao4]
胆
膽
dǎn = d + an3
gall bladder / courage / guts / gall / inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos)
胆 = 旦 + 月 : Don Quixote (d) suffers from a huge moon-shaped (月) gall stone (胆), so inside of the anthill (an3) he drinks medicine from a big mug (旦). His moon gall stone is so big, it has gall stones on its own and it is drinking medicine from a mug as well.

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