磨刀石

磨

mó

刀

da̅o

石

shí

whetstone (for honing knives)

Characters and words in 磨刀石

磨

mó = m + o2

to rub / to grind / to polish / to sharpen / to wear down / to die out / to waste time / to pester / to insist

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磨 = 石 + 麻 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) has been tied down in the observatory's kitchen (o2) with ropes made of hemp (麻). He uses a stone (石) to patiently rub (磨) through the ropes.

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磨

mò = m + o4

grindstone / to grind / to turn round

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磨

mó

刀

da̅o

to hone (a knife)

刀

da̅o = d + ao1

knife / blade / single-edged sword / cutlass / CL:把[ba3] / (slang) dollar (loanword) / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / classifier for knife cuts or stabs

Add a new mnemonic for 刀 = ㇆ + 丿

刀 = ㇆ + 丿 : Mnemonic symbol: 刀 looks like a cleaver (while 刂 looks like a kitchen knife).

Don Quixote (d) serves his good deed of the day in front of the aorta (ao1). In order to feed the people, he uses a plow (㇆) to dig up bananas (丿), and cuts them into slices with a broad cleaver (刀).

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石

shí = sh + Ø2

surname Shi / abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1]

Add a new mnemonic for 石 = 丆 + 口

石 = 丆 + 口 : Sherlock Holmes finds the space station's entrance blocked by a big rock. He uses a wind wheel and a mandarin to build a lever, with which he is able to move the rock.

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石

dàn = d + an4

dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗 / ten pecks / one hundred liters

Add a new mnemonic for 石 = 丆 + 口

石

shí = sh + Ø2

rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

Add a new mnemonic for 石 = 丆 + 口

石 = 丆 + 口 : Sherlock Holmes finds the space station's entrance blocked by a big rock. He uses a wind wheel and a mandarin to build a lever, with which he is able to move the rock.

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石

dàn = d + an4

dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3]; one hundred liters / ancient pr. [shi2]

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