暫

zàn = z + an4

temporary / Taiwan pr. [zhan4]

暂 = 斩 + 日 : Zorro (z) needs to use the anthill's bathroom (an4) badly, but it is temporarily (暂) closed until the sun (日) finished mowing (斩) the bathroom's lawn.

暫 character breakdown

暫
- 斬
  - 斤
    - 丅
      - 一
      - 丨
    - ⺁
      - 丿
  - 車
- 日
  - 一
  - 囗

斩

斬

zhǎn = zh + an3

to behead (as form of capital punishment) / to chop

斩 = 斤 + 车 : Mnemonic symbol from 斩草除根: lawn mower. James II of England (zh) accidentally dropped bar bells (斤) onto the anthill's owner's cabriolet (车). The owner is mad as hell and wants to behead (斩) James II of England in the living room (an3) using a lawn mower (斩).

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).

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暫 is not used as a component in another character.

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