釋名

释
釋
名
名
"Shiming", late Han dictionary, containing 1502 entries, using puns on the pronunciation of headwords to explain their meaning

Characters and words in 釋名

释
釋
shì = sh + Ø4
to explain / to release / Buddha (abbr. for 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2]) / Buddhism
释 = 釆 + 又 + 二 + 丨 : Every time Sherlock Holmes (sh) draws a sample from a boxing glove (又) with a sampling tool (釆) In the space station's bathroom (Ø4), he pulls out a small dinosaur bone (丨) and is shocked electrically immediately, since an attached capacitor (二) releases (释) its charge. Yet Sherlock continues to do so since he is determined to explain (释) the nature of the boxing glove.
名
míng = mi + (e)ng2
name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people
名 = 口 + 夕 : Mnemonic symbol: a name badge (from 名牌).

Marilyn Monroe (mi) prepared a mandarin (口) for her bat (夕) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2) and put her little darling's name badge (名) in front of it.

Words with 釋名

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