麦积

麦

麥

mài

积

積

ji̅

Maiji district of Tianshui city 天水市[Tian1 shui3 shi4], Gansu

Characters and words in 麦积

麦

麥

mài = m + ai4

surname Mai

麦 = 龶 + 夂 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) is practising an exotic dance in the airplane's bathroom (ai4). For the dance he wears nothing but a fancy headdress (龶) and high heels (夂), and he is skilfully handling two fans made out of wheat (麦).

麦

麥

mài = m + ai4

wheat / barley / oats

积

積

ji̅ = ji + Ø1

to amass / to accumulate / to store / measured quantity (such as area of volume) / product (the result of multiplication) / to integrate (math.) / to solve (or integrate) an ordinary differential equation (math.) / old / long-standing

积 = 只 + 禾 : Joan of Arc (ji) and the cuttlefish (只) are preparing for bad times in front of the space station (Ø1). Together they are piling up (积) cereals (禾) so that they can always eat in times of need.