投筆從戎

投
投
笔
筆
从
從
戎
戎
to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom) / to join the military (esp. of educated person)

Characters and words in 投筆從戎

投
tóu = t + ou2
to cast / to send / to throw oneself (into the river etc) / to seek refuge / to place oneself into the hands of
投 = 扌 + 殳 : Tecumseh (t) is exerting an ancient sport of his tribe in the outhouse's kitchen (ou2). He is hurling (投) a halberd (殳) as far as he can using a toy claw (扌).
笔
筆
bǐ = bi + Ø3
pen / pencil / writing brush / to write or compose / the strokes of Chinese characters / classifier for sums of money, deals / CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]
笔 = ⺮ + 毛 : Brunhilde (bi) decided to try art for a change and constructs a brush (笔) in the space station (Ø3). She cuts off her long hair (毛) and attaches it to a bamboo stick (⺮) to make her brush (笔).
从
從
cóng = cu + (e)ng2
surname Cong
从
從
cóng = cu + (e)ng2
from / through / via / to follow / to obey / to engage in (an activity) / never (in negative sentence) / (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer / assistant / auxiliary / subordinate / related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
从 = 人 : Mnemonic symbol: 从 looks like the legs of a rubber chicken. Two Neanderthal Men (人) are playing a game with Kitty Cat (cu) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). They stand in a line and let Kitty Cat pass through (从) the tunnel formed by their legs by teasing her with a rubber chicken (从).
从
從
戎
戎
to enlist / to be in the army
戎
róng = ru + (e)ng2
surname Rong
戎 = 𠂇 + 戈 : Mnemonic symbol: a firearm locker full of guns.

Rachel Rhinoceros (ru) is storing her weapons in a firearm locker (戎) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). It is full of scissors (𠂇) and spears (戈).
戎
róng = ru + (e)ng2
generic term for weapons (old) / army (matters) / military affairs
戎 = 𠂇 + 戈 : Mnemonic symbol: a firearm locker full of guns.

Rachel Rhinoceros (ru) is storing her weapons in a firearm locker (戎) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). It is full of scissors (𠂇) and spears (戈).

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