歼

to annihilate / abbr. for 殲擊機|歼击机[jian1 ji1 ji1], fighter plane

歼 = 千 + 歹 : In front of the anthill (an1) Joan of Arc (ji) is annihilating (歼) the wicked witch (歹) by smashing her to bits with a kilo (千).

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歼 character breakdown

歼
- 千
  - 丿
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
- 歹
  - 一
  - 夕

千

qia̅n = qi + an1

thousand

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千 = 丿 + 十 : Mnemonic symbol: a 1 kg weight.

The Queen of Hearts (qi) dropped a kilogram (千) on her banana (丿) in front of the anthill (an1), and now she uses a cross (十) to try and revive it.

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歹

dǎi = d + ai3

bad / wicked / evil / Kangxi radical 78

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歹 = 一 + 夕 : Mnemonic symbol: a wicked witch.

Don Quixote (d) is hypnotized by a wicked witch (歹) playing her flute (一) in the airplane (ai3). She's playing her magic flute in order to sedate Don Quixote, so that her bats (夕) can drink his blood.

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