砍

kǎn = k + an3

to chop / to cut down / to throw sth at sb

砍 = 欠 + 石 : Karl Marx (k) chopped down (砍) a huge boulder (石) with his bare hands inside of the anthill (an3) so that the staff can now move the pieces of the boulder. Before he leaves, the anthill's owner throws (砍) an IOU note (欠) after Karl.

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砍 character breakdown

砍
- 欠
  - 人
    - 丿
    - ㇏
  - ⺈
- 石
  - 丆
    - 一
    - 丿
  - 口

石

shí = sh + Ø2

surname Shi / abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1]

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石 = 丆 + 口 : Sherlock Holmes finds the space station's entrance blocked by a big rock. He uses a wind wheel and a mandarin to build a lever, with which he is able to move the rock.

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石

dàn = d + an4

dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗 / ten pecks / one hundred liters

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石

shí = sh + Ø2

rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

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石 = 丆 + 口 : Sherlock Holmes finds the space station's entrance blocked by a big rock. He uses a wind wheel and a mandarin to build a lever, with which he is able to move the rock.

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欠

qiàn = qi + an4

to owe / to lack / (literary) to be deficient in / (bound form) yawn / to raise slightly (a part of one's body)

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欠 = ⺈ + 人 : The Queen of Hearts (qi) is pretty annoyed by Neanderthal Man (人), who is quarreling with the crane (⺈) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). Neanderthal Man (人) owes the crane money, and the crane is waving with his IOU note (mnemonic symbol for 欠).

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石

dàn = d + an4

dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3]; one hundred liters / ancient pr. [shi2]

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