战

to fight / fight / war / battle

战 = 占 + 戈 : James II of England (zh) prepares to fight a war (战) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). He has a spear (戈) as a weapon and a yellow umbrella (占) as shield, following his hero Leonidas.

战 character breakdown

战
- 占
  - 卜
    - 丨
    - 丶
  - 口
  - ⺊
    - 一
    - 丨
- 戈
  - 丿
  - 弋

占

佔

zhàn = zh + an4

variant of 占[zhan4]

占

zha̅n = zh + an1

to observe / to divine

占

zhàn = zh + an4

to take possession of / to occupy / to take up

占 = ⺊ + 口 : Mnemonic symbol: a yellow umbrella. James II of England occupies the anthill's bathroom (an4). He uses a pennant (⺊) stuck into a mandarin (口) to mark his territory, and stands there proudly with a yellow umbrella (占).

戈

ge̅ = g + e1

surname Ge

戈

ge̅ = g + e1

dagger-axe / abbr. for 戈瑞[ge1 rui4] / (Tw) abbr. for 戈雷[ge1 lei2]

戈 = 丿 + 弋 : Guy Fawkes (g) practises his archery skills in front of the elevator (e1). He uses a bow (弋) to shoot a spear (戈) right into a banana (丿).

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