周幽王

King You of Zhou (795-771 BC), last king of Western Zhou 西周[Xi1 Zhou1]

Characters and words in 周幽王

surname Zhou / Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC)

to make a circuit / to circle / circle / circumference / lap / cycle / complete / all / all over / thorough / to help financially

周 = ⺆ + 土 + 口 : Mnemonic symbol: a hula hoop. James II of England (zh) performs in front of the outhouse (ou1): he swings a hula hoop (周), juggles three mandarins (口) and balances a small heap of dirt (土) on his head. He cheated a little bit though, because he stapled the heap of dirt to his wig with a stapler (⺆).

周

週

zho̅u = zh + ou1

week / weekly / variant of 周[zhou1]

幽

yo̅u = y + ou1

remote / hidden away / secluded / serene / peaceful / to imprison / in superstition indicates the underworld / ancient district spanning Liaonang and Hebei provinces

幽 = 𢆶 + 山 : Maud Younger (y) is preparing for bad times in front of the outhouse (ou1). With a fork (山) she hides two aces (𢆶) in secluded and remote (幽) spaces: she lifts the glass pyramid with the fork and shoves one card under it, and the other one she puts right on top of the glass pyramid.

王

wáng = w + ang2

king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great

王 = 一 + 土 : Mnemonic symbol: Martin Luther King. Willy Walrus (wu) is stuck in a heap of dirt (土) in the anglepod's kitchen (ang2). Martin Luther King (王) helps him by holding out a flute (一).

王

wàng = w + ang4

to rule / to reign over

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