大熊貓

大

dà

熊

xióng

猫

貓

ma̅o

giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

Characters and words in 大熊貓

大

dài = d + ai4

see 大夫[dai4 fu5]

大

dà = d + a4

big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]) / greatly; freely; fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

大 = 一 + 人 : The big (大), huge (大) robot (mnemonic symbol for 大) is working out in the ashram's bathroom (a4). He's lifting a flute (一) to which Don Quixote (d) and Neanderthal man (人) are clinging.

熊

xióng = xu + (e)ng2

surname Xiong

熊

xióng = xu + (e)ng2

bear / (coll.) to scold / to rebuke / (coll.) weak / incapable

熊 = 灬 + 能 : Xu Xian (xu) conquered engine and to celebrate his victory he sets up a grill (灬) in the kitchen ((e)ng2). He feels like Napoleon and wears a bicorne hat (能) while grilling a whole bear (熊).

熊

xióng

猫

貓

ma̅o

panda / CL:隻|只[zhi1]

猫

貓

ma̅o = m + ao1

cat / CL:隻|只[zhi1] / (dialect) to hide oneself / (coll.) modem

猫 = 犭 + 苗 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) set up a very nice field of sprouts (苗) in front of the aorta (ao1) as a peace symbol, but it is all ruined by a dachshund (犭) and a cat (猫) who are chasing each other and destroying the sprouts.