旱

hàn = h + an4

drought

旱 = 日 + 干 : Mnemonic symbol: a marmot, 旱獭.

Hamlet (h) used the drought (旱) to dry fruits (干) under the sun (日) in the anthill's bathroom (an4), but the marmot (旱) secretly stole and ate all the dried fruits.

旱 character breakdown

旱
- 干
  - 一
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
- 日
  - 一
  - 囗

干

乹

ga̅n = g + an1

old variant of 乾|干[gan1]

干

亁

ga̅n = g + an1

variant of 乾|干[gan1]

干

ga̅n = g + an1

(bound form) to have to do with; to concern oneself with / one of the ten heavenly stems 天干[tian gan1] / (archaic) shield

干

幹

gàn = g + an4

tree trunk / main part of sth / to manage / to work / to do / capable / cadre / to kill (slang) / to fuck (vulgar) / (coll.) pissed off / annoyed

干 = 一 + 十 : Guy Fawkes (g) is working (干) out in the anthill's bathroom (an4). He's lifting a flute (一) in one hand and a cross (十) in the other.

日

rì = r + Ø4

abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan

日

rì = r + Ø4

sun / day / date, day of the month

日 = 囗 + 一 : Robinson Crusoe (r) is hiding from the sun (日) in an enclosure (囗) full of flutes (一) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4).

干

乾

ga̅n = g + an1

dry / dried food / empty; hollow / taken in to nominal kinship; adoptive; foster / futile; in vain / (dialect) rude; blunt / (dialect) to cold-shoulder

干 = 一 + 十 : Mnemonic symbol: dried fruit.

Guy Fawkes (g) is drying (干) his clothes in front of the anthill (an1). He hangs them on a large construction made from a cross (十) and a flute (一). Waiting for his clothes to dry, he snacks dried fruit (mnemonic symbol for 干).

Characters with 旱 as component

杆

桿

gǎn = g + an3

stick / pole / lever / classifier for long objects such as guns

杆 = 干 + 木 : Guy Fawkes (g) is putting up Christmas decorations in the anthill (an3). He is using a stick (杆) to put dried fruits (干) on top of the Christmas tree (木).

焊

銲

hàn = h + an4

variant of 焊[han4]

焊

釬

hàn = h + an4

variant of 焊[han4]

焊

hàn = h + an4

to weld / to solder

焊 = 火 + 旱 : The marmot (旱) is considering to move in with Hamlet (h) and visits him in the anthill's bathroom (an4). To welcome the marmot, Hamlet is welding (焊) a steel sculpture displaying the words "to pee or not to pee!". The sparks caused by the welding set the whole anthill on fire (火) though and so the marmot runs back to its burrow.

赶

趕

gǎn = g + an3

to overtake / to catch up with / to hurry / to rush / to try to catch (the bus etc) / to drive (cattle etc) forward / to drive (sb) away / to avail oneself of (an opportunity) / until

赶 = 干 + 走 : Guy Fawkes (g) is taking part in a nordic walking (走) marathon. The route leads through the anthill (an3) and inside there are lots of dried fruits (干) in the bar for the walkers. As Guy Fawkes passes through, he hurriedly (赶) prongs a lot of dried fruit onto his nordic walking poles (走) before the bar owner rushes (赶) him out.

赶

趕

gǎn = g + an3

to overtake; to catch up with / to hurry; to rush / to try to catch (the bus etc) / to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away / to avail oneself of (an opportunity) / until; by (a certain time)

捍

hàn = h + an4

to ward off (a blow) / to withstand / to defend

捍 = 扌 + 旱 : A marmot (旱) wants to cuddle with Hamlet (h) in the anthill's bathroom (an4), but Hamlet wards (捍) the marmot off with a toy claw (扌).

捍

扞

hàn = h + an4

variant of 捍[han4]

捍 = 扌 + 旱 : A marmot (旱) wants to cuddle with Hamlet (h) in the anthill's bathroom (an4), but Hamlet wards (捍) the marmot off with a toy claw (扌).

悍

猂

hàn = h + an4