Mandarinbanana

na̅ = n + a1

surname Na

那

nuó = nu + o2

surname Nuo

那

nǎ = n + a3

variant of 哪[na3]

那

nà = n + a4

that / those / then (in that case) / commonly pr. [nei4] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing

那 = 二 + 刀 + 阝 : The emperor is wielding a sword with a capacitance, because it's electrical. So in other characters this will be a laser sword.

那 = 二 + 刀 + 阝 : Napoleon is practising with his laser sword in the ashram's bathroom, in the case that he will be released from this prison. Then he'll be ready to take on the world.

那

nuó = nu + o2

(archaic) many / beautiful / how / old variant of 挪[nuo2]

王

wáng

母

mǔ

another name for 西王母[Xi1 wang2 mu3], Queen Mother of the West

王

wáng

母

mǔ

(literary) paternal grandmother

王

wáng = w + ang2

king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great

王 = 一 + 土 : Mnemonic symbol: Martin Luther King. Willy Walrus (wu) is stuck in a heap of dirt (土) in the anglepod's kitchen (ang2). Martin Luther King (王) helps him by holding out a flute (一).

王

wàng = w + ang4

to rule / to reign over

母

mǔ = mu + Ø3

mother / elderly female relative / origin / source / (of animals) female

Mnemonic symbol: Gaia, mother of earth.

Gaia plays with her child Malte Monkey in the space station.

的

di̅ = di + Ø1

see 的士[di1 shi4]

的

dí = di + Ø2

really and truly

的

de = d + e5

of; ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute) / (used to form a nominal expression) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) / also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs

的 = 勺 + 白 : Don Quixote (d) ends up on the elevator's roof (e5) after a standoff. His only weapon left is a silver spoon (勺), so he can only wave with a white flag (白).

的

dì = di + Ø4

(bound form) bull's-eye; target

蟠

pán

桃

táo

flat peach (aka Saturn peach or donut peach) / the peaches of immortality kept by Xi Wangmu 西王母

蟠

pán = p + an2

to coil

桃

táo

园

園

yuán

Taoyuan city and county in Taiwan

桃

táo = t + ao2

peach

桃 = 兆 + 木 : A few vultures (兆) cast an eye at Tecumseh's (t) Christmas tree (木) in the aorta's kitchen (ao2). To keep the vultures at bay Tecumseh throws peaches (桃) at them.

园

園

yuán = yu + an2

surname Yuan

园 = 元 + 囗 : Yu the Great receives a big wooden box just inside the anthill's kitchen. It's written that it comes from the land of growing plants, but as she opens it, she finds out that it's actually full of coins.

园

園

yuán = yu + an2

land used for growing plants / site used for public recreation / abbr. for a place ending in 園|园, such as a botanical garden 植物園|植物园, kindergarten 幼兒園|幼儿园 etc

园 = 元 + 囗 : Yu the Great receives a big wooden box just inside the anthill's kitchen. It's written that it comes from the land of growing plants, but as she opens it, she finds out that it's actually full of coins.

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