关节炎

关

關

gua̅n

节

節

jié

炎

yán

arthritis

Characters and words in 关节炎

关

關

gua̅n = gu + an1

mountain pass / to close; to shut; to turn off / to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc) / to concern; to involve

关 = 丷 + 天 : A mean crocodile (丷) is chasing Gitta Giraffe (gu) in front of the anthill (an1). It almost caught up, when an angel (天) appears and pushes its off button (mnemonic symbol for 关) to save Gitta Giraffe.

关

關

gua̅n

节

節

jié

joint (physiology) / key point / critical phase

节

節

jie̅ = ji + e1

see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3]

节

節

jié = ji + e2

festival / holiday / node / joint / section / segment / part / to economize / to save / to abridge / moral integrity / classifier for segments, e.g. lessons, train wagons, biblical verses / CL:個|个[ge4]

节 = 卩 + 艹 : Joan of Arc and the baby seal spend their holiday just inside the elevator's kitchen. They are relaxing on artificial lawn camp beds all day.

节

節

jié = ji + e2

joint; node / (bound form) section; segment / solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar) / seasonal festival / (bound form) to economize; to save / (bound form) moral integrity; chastity / classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc / knot (nautical miles per hour)

炎

yán = y + an2

flame / inflammation / -itis

炎 = 火 : Mnemonic symbol: As I just learned "itis" is the feeling you get after eating too much.

炎 = 火 : Maud Younger ate too much just inside anthill. She's sleeping so hard that she doesn't even wake up from the fire which is spreading fast.