溫故知新

to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects) / to recall the past to understand the future

Characters and words in 溫故知新

surname Wen

= + : After having fed the prisoner (昷) in front of the encampment ((e)n1), Willy Walrus (w) hands him a bottle of water (氵), but the prisoner complains that the water is warm (温).
warm / lukewarm / temperature / to warm up / mild / soft / tender / to review (a lesson etc) / fever (TCM) / old variant of 瘟[wen1]

= + : After having fed the prisoner (昷) in front of the encampment ((e)n1), Willy Walrus (w) hands him a bottle of water (氵), but the prisoner complains that the water is warm (温).
happening / instance / reason / cause / intentional / former / old / friend / therefore / hence / (of people) to die, dead

= + : Mnemonic symbol: This character only appears in 做, so we don't need a strong mnemonic symbol. We should be able to refer to 故 when we think of 故事 or 故意. Because it fits nicely to its components, I'll think of it as in the meaning of 故墓, an old grave.

= + : There is an ancient cloister in the space station's bathroom, and Gitta Giraffe once heard a story from her fellow astronauts that there's an old tomb inside with lots of treasure. One day she can't hold herself back anymore and deliberately breaks the cloister open using a sledgehammer.
a close friend over many years
to know / to be aware

= + : Mnemonic symbol: Francis Bacon is attributed to have stated "scientia potentia est", "knowledge is power". I'll thus represent 知 by Francis Bacon. Francis Bacon (知) and James II of England (zh) are playing darts (矢) in front of the space station (Ø1). Because they lack a dart board they just use a mandarin (口).
abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1] or Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1] / surname Xin
new / newly / meso- (chemistry)

= + : Marie Curie and her bride are inspecting their wedding presents in front of the encampment. There's a brand new pair of barbells packed in plastic foil.

Words with 溫故知新

溫故知新 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 溫故知新

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