肯

old variant of 肯[ken3]

肯 = 月 + 止 : Karl Marx (k) wrestled the moon (月) down in the encampment ((e)n3) and is now sitting on top (止) of it. They both agree (肯) that Karl Marx will set him free if he behaves well afterwards.

肯

kěn = k + (e)n3

to agree / to consent / to be ready (to do sth) / willing

肯

kěn = k + (e)n3

to agree; to consent / to be willing to

肯 character breakdown

肯
- 月
  - 二
    - 一
  - ⺆
    - 丿
    - ㇆
      - 一
      - 亅
- 止
  - 一
  - 上
    - 一
    - 丨
    - 二
      - 一
    - ⺊
      - 一
      - 丨
    - 丄
      - 一
      - 丨
  - 丨
  - ⺊
    - 一
    - 丨
  - 丄
    - 一
    - 丨

月

yuè = yu + e4

moon / month / monthly / CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]

月 = ⺆ + 二 : Yu the Great (yu) is modelling a moon (月) in the elevator's bathroom (e4). He uses a stapler (⺆) to staple a lot of capacitors (二) together to form a moon shape, while the real moon is sitting for him.

止

zhǐ = zh + Ø3

to stop / to prohibit / until / only

止 = ⺊ + 丨 + 一 : Mnemonic symbol: a barrier. James II of England (zh) is marking his area in the space station's living room (Ø3) with a big barrier (止), in front of which he sets up his pennant (⺊). He places a soldier left and right to the barrier, armed with a dinosaur bone (丨) and a flute (一) respectively.

Characters with 肯 as component

啃

kěn = k + (e)n3

to gnaw / to nibble / to bite

啃 = 口 + 肯 : Karl Marx (k) agrees (肯) with himself that he should first gnaw (啃) off the peel of the mandarin (口) he found in the encampment ((e)n3) before eating it.

掯

kèn = k + (e)n4

to push down / to make things difficult / to take by force