萧乾

萧
蕭
乾
乾
Xiao Qian (1910-1999), Mongolian-born, Cambridge-educated journalist active during Second World War in Europe, subsequently famous author and translator

Characters and words in 萧乾

萧
蕭
xia̅o = xi + ao1
surname Xiao
萧 = 艹 + 肃 : Marie Curie (xi) is very miserable (萧) due to the economic crisis (萧). In front of the aorta (ao1) she has nothing left to eat but a sheet of artificial lawn (艹). She first cleans it up (肃) before miserably eating bits and pieces off the artificial lawn.
萧
蕭
xia̅o = xi + ao1
miserable / desolate / dreary / Chinese mugwort
萧 = 艹 + 肃 : Marie Curie (xi) is very miserable (萧) due to the economic crisis (萧). In front of the aorta (ao1) she has nothing left to eat but a sheet of artificial lawn (艹). She first cleans it up (肃) before miserably eating bits and pieces off the artificial lawn.
乾
乹
qián = qi + an2
old variant of 乾[qian2]
乾
qián = qi + an2
surname Qian
乾
qián = qi + an2
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing heaven / male principle / ☰ / ancient Chinese compass point: 315° (northwest)
乾
亁
qián = qi + an2
variant of 乾[qian2]
干
乾
ga̅n = g + an1
dry / dried food / empty; hollow / taken in to nominal kinship; adoptive; foster / futile; in vain / (dialect) rude; blunt / (dialect) to cold-shoulder
干 = 一 + 十 : Mnemonic symbol: dried fruit.

Guy Fawkes (g) is drying (干) his clothes in front of the anthill (an1). He hangs them on a large construction made from a cross (十) and a flute (一). Waiting for his clothes to dry, he snacks dried fruit (mnemonic symbol for 干).

Words with 萧乾

萧乾 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 萧乾

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