迎刃而解

迎
刃
而
解
lit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife's edge (idiom) / fig. easily solved

Characters and words in 迎刃而解

迎
yíng = y + (e)ng2
to welcome / to meet / to face / to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties)
迎 = 卬 + 辶 : Erich Honecker (卬) rebuilt the GDR inside of the engine. In the kitchen ((e)ng2) he welcomes (迎) Maud Younger (y) to his new paradise, handing her a pair of gladiator sandals (辶). As he is leading by example, every inhabitant of the new GDR is required to wear socks and gladiator sandals.
迎
yíng = y + (e)ng2
to welcome; to meet / to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face
刃
rèn = r + (e)n4
edge of blade
刃 = 丶 + 刀 : Mnemonic symbol: a (double-edged) two-handed sword.

Robinson Crusoe (r) got a new double-edged sword (刃) and is practising with it in the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4). He starts with cutting his old cleaver (刀), but soon takes the challenge to cut a flying petal leaf (丶) in half.
而
ér = Ø + Ø2
and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)
而 = 𦉫 + 丆 : A comb. Albert Einstein is getting ready to go out just inside the entrance of the space station. He put up some loud music on the stereo and tries to comb his hair with his comb and the help of a wind wheel.
解
xiè = xi + e4
surname Xie
解
jiě = ji + e3
to divide / to break up / to split / to separate / to dissolve / to solve / to melt / to remove / to untie / to loosen / to open / to emancipate / to explain / to understand / to know / a solution / a dissection
解 = 刀 + 牛 + 角 : Mnemonic symbol: acetone, in which anything can be dissolved.

Inside of the elevator (e3) Joan of Arc (ji) is dissolving a horn (角). A moment ago she cut the horn from the bull's (牛) head using a cleaver (刀). The bull is still shocked as he sees Joan of Arc dissolve (解) his horn in acetone (解).
解
jiè = ji + e4
to transport under guard
解
xiè = xi + e4
acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old) / variant of 懈[xie4] and 邂[xie4] (old)

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