老少咸宜

老
少
咸
宜
suitable for young and old

Characters and words in 老少咸宜

老
lǎo = l + ao3
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough
老 = ⺹ + 匕 : Lancelot (l) is showing his respect to grandpa (老) in the aorta's living room (ao3). He's bowing deep and offering a crown (⺹), but grandpa refuses by hitting Lancelot on the head with a ladle (匕).
老
少
the old and the young
少
shǎo = sh + ao3
few / less / to lack / to be missing / to stop (doing sth) / seldom
少 = 丿 + 小 : Mnemonic symbol: 少 looks like a smiley face.

There's a food shortage (少) in the aorta, and Sherlock Holmes (sh) and Smiley (少) are looking for food in the living room (ao3). There's only one banana (丿) left. Soon they'll have to eat the many daisies (小) which are growing there.
少
shào = sh + ao4
young
咸
xián = xi + an2
surname Xian
咸
xián = xi + an2
all / everyone / each / widespread / harmonious
咸
鹹
xián = xi + an2
salted / salty / stingy / miserly
咸 = 𠮛 + 戊 : Marie Curie decided to go into retreat in the anthill's kitchen, so she blocked the entrance from the inside with her fifth wheel RV. She spent a lot of time on refining a new recipe for radioactive salt, which she finally writes down on a long scroll.
宜
yí = y + Ø2
surname Yi
宜 = 宀 + 且 : Maud Younger (y) received a package just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). It is a shelf (且) from IKEA (宜家). To get ready to set up the self appropriately (宜), Maud puts on her graduation cap (宀), grabs a drink and starts studying the manual.
宜
yí = y + Ø2
proper / should / suitable / appropriate
宜 = 宀 + 且 : Maud Younger (y) received a package just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). It is a shelf (且) from IKEA (宜家). To get ready to set up the self appropriately (宜), Maud puts on her graduation cap (宀), grabs a drink and starts studying the manual.

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