割

ge̅ = g + e1

to cut / to cut apart

割 = 害 + 刂 : Calamity Jane (害) wants to castrate (割) Guy Fawkes (刂) with a kitchen knife (刂) in front of the elevator (e1).

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割 character breakdown

割
- 刂
  - 丨
  - 亅
- 害
  - 丰
    - 三
      - 一
      - 二
        
        一
    - 丨
  - 口
  - 宀
    - 丶
    - 冖

刂

da̅o = d + ao1

Kangxi radical 18 (刀[dao1]) as a vertical side element / see also 立刀旁[li4 dao1 pang2] / see also 側刀旁|侧刀旁[ce4 dao1 pang2]

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刂 = 丨 + 亅 : Mnemonic symbol: a kitchen knife. Don Quixote (d) is showing off his special knifes in front of the aorta (ao1). One is made from a dinosaur bone (丨), and the other is made from a crowbar (亅).

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害

hài = h + ai4

to do harm to / to cause trouble to / harm / evil / calamity

Add a new mnemonic for 害 = 宀 + 丰 + 口

害 = 宀 + 丰 + 口 : Mnemonic symbol: Calamity Jane.

Hamlet has just graduated from high school and his still wearing his graduation cap, but Calamity Jane locked him in a golden cage in the airplane's bathroom because she envies him so much. She even gave him no food so far and teases him with a mandarin.

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