干戈

weapons of war / arms

Characters and words in 干戈

ga̅n = g + an1

old variant of 乾|干[gan1]

ga̅n = g + an1

variant of 乾|干[gan1]

ga̅n = g + an1

(bound form) to have to do with; to concern oneself with / one of the ten heavenly stems 天干[tian gan1] / (archaic) shield

gàn = g + an4

tree trunk / main part of sth / to manage / to work / to do / capable / cadre / to kill (slang) / to fuck (vulgar) / (coll.) pissed off / annoyed

干 = 一 + 十 : Guy Fawkes (g) is working (干) out in the anthill's bathroom (an4). He's lifting a flute (一) in one hand and a cross (十) in the other.

ga̅n = g + an1

dry / dried food / empty; hollow / taken in to nominal kinship; adoptive; foster / futile; in vain / (dialect) rude; blunt / (dialect) to cold-shoulder

干 = 一 + 十 : Mnemonic symbol: dried fruit.

Guy Fawkes (g) is drying (干) his clothes in front of the anthill (an1). He hangs them on a large construction made from a cross (十) and a flute (一). Waiting for his clothes to dry, he snacks dried fruit (mnemonic symbol for 干).

ge̅ = g + e1

surname Ge

ge̅ = g + e1

dagger-axe / abbr. for 戈瑞[ge1 rui4] / (Tw) abbr. for 戈雷[ge1 lei2]

戈 = 丿 + 弋 : Guy Fawkes (g) practises his archery skills in front of the elevator (e1). He uses a bow (弋) to shoot a spear (戈) right into a banana (丿).

Words with 干戈

lit. to go to war (idiom) / fig. to make a big fuss over sth

to go to war (idiom) / to make a big fuss over sth

lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom) / fig. to turn hostility into friendship

Sentences with 干戈

wàn

suì

qia̅n

wàn

bù

néng

zài

dà

dòng

ga̅n

ge̅

ya

Your Majesty, there should be no more fighting.