灰
灰 character breakdown
"cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc
factory / yard / depot / workhouse / works / (industrial) plant
Mnemonic symbol: a chocolate factory. Charlie Chaplin (ch) is overjoyed to see that in the anglepod's living room (ang3), a small chocolate factory (厂) is for sale. He buys it, shaves his mustache, grows his hair a bit and renames himself to Willy Wonka to live in the chocolate factory.
Characters with 灰 as component
to restore / to recover / great
恢
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忄
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灰
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Since the last world war the Eiffel Tower has been covered in ashes (灰). Helga Horse (hu) is standing in front of it (ei1) with a flail (忄) in her hoof. She plans to beat the Eiffel Tower so hard that it vibrates and the ashes get shaken off, so as to restore (恢) the tower to its original condition.
Words with 灰
lit. ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. sb lost returns to have influence / sth malevolent returns to haunt one
(bird species of China) black-winged cuckooshrike (Coracina melaschistos)
lit. to rub one's nose with dust / to suffer a snub / to meet with a rebuff
The net of justice is wide, but no-one escapes.