百科

百

bǎi

科

ke̅

universal / encyclopedic / abbr. for 百科全書|百科全书[bai3 ke1 quan2 shu1]

Characters and words in 百科

百

bǎi = b + ai3

hundred / numerous / all kinds of

百 = 一 + 白 : Mnemonic symbol: a one hundred 元 bill.

Beelzebub (b) enjoys preparing to allure mortals. In the airplane's living room (ai3) he's waving a flute (一) as a magic wand and enchanting one hundred white flags (白) to look like one hundred (百) one hundred 元 bills (百).

科

ke̅ = k + e1

branch of study / administrative section / division / field / branch / stage directions / family (taxonomy) / rules / laws / to mete out (punishment) / to levy (taxes etc) / to fine sb / CL:個|个[ge4]

科 = 斗 + 禾 : In front of the elevator, Karl Marx wants to conduct one of his science experiments. He wants to condition the matador to only eat cereals until the end of his life.