退休金

退

tuì

休

xiu̅

金

ji̅n

retirement pay / pension

Characters and words in 退休金

退

tuì = tu + ei4

to retreat / to decline / to move back / to withdraw

退 = 艮 + 辶 : Tommy Turtle (tu) recently retired (退) and retreated (退) into the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4). There he just wears gladiator sandals (辶), blows chewing gum bubbles (艮) and ponders the sense of life.

退

tuì = tu + ei4

to retreat; to withdraw / to reject; to return (sth) / to decline

退

tuì

休

xiu̅

to retire / retirement (from work)

退

tuì

休

xiu̅

to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement

休

xiu̅ = xi + ou1

surname Xiu

休 = 亻 + 木 : Mnemonic symbol: a folding chair

休 = 亻 + 木 : Rosa Luxemburg took Marie Curie for a long trip to the outhouse, and now Marie Curie is tired. Luckily there's a nice and big Christmas tree in front of the outhouse, so Rosa Luxemburg sets up Marie's folding chair in its shadow to let her rest.

休

xiu̅ = xi + ou1

to rest / to stop doing sth for a period of time / to cease / (imperative) don't

休 = 亻 + 木 : Mnemonic symbol: a folding chair

金

ji̅n = ji + (e)n1

surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)

金 = 丷 + 全 : Mnemonic symbol: a bar of gold.

金 = 丷 + 全 : In front of the encampment, Joan of Arc is on the lookout for smugglers. Indeed she catches the mean crocodile smuggling gold bars hidden in whole wheat breads.

金

ji̅n = ji + (e)n1

gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

金 = 丷 + 全 : Mnemonic symbol: a bar of gold.

金 = 丷 + 全 : In front of the encampment, Joan of Arc is on the lookout for smugglers. Indeed she catches the mean crocodile smuggling gold bars hidden in whole wheat breads.