熨斗

熨

yùn

斗

dǒu

clothes iron

Characters and words in 熨斗

熨

yù = yu + Ø4

reconciled / smooth

熨

yùn = yu + (e)n4

an iron / to iron

熨 = 尉 + 火 : Luckily for the military officer (尉) every day Yu the Great (yu) irons (熨) his clothes for him in the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4). To heat up her iron she uses an open fire (火).

斗

dǒu = d + ou3

abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1]

斗

dǒu = d + ou3

dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[sheng1] or one-tenth of a 石[dan4] / decaliter / peck / cup or dipper shaped object / old variant of 陡[dou3]

斗

鬥

dòu = d + ou4

to fight / to struggle / to condemn / to censure / to contend / to put together / coming together

斗 = ⺀ + 十 : Mnemonic symbol: a 斗牛士 (dou4 niu2 shi4) is a matador, who will represent 斗 when used as component.

The matador (斗) and Don Quixote (d) are fighting (斗) in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4) about who may use the bathroom next. The matador yields a holy cross (十) as a weapon, while Don Quixote (d) wisely chose a blossom (⺀) to cushion the crosses' blows.