挽留

to urge to stay / to detain

Characters and words in 挽留

wǎn = w + an3

to pull / to draw (a cart or a bow) / to roll up / to coil / to carry on the arm / to lament the dead / (fig.) to pull against / to recover

挽 = 免 + 扌 : Willy Walrus (w) is drunkenly lamenting the dead (挽) in the anthill (an3) who died of alcohol poisoning, while the bar keeper is waving with a toy claw (扌) holding the bar's disclaimer (免). Finally Willy Walrus recovers (挽), the bar keeper rolls up (挽) the disclaimer and both return to their usual business.

挽

輓

wǎn = w + an3

variant of 挽[wan3] / to draw (a cart) / to lament the dead

留

㽞

liú = li + ou2

old variant of 留[liu2]

留 = 卯 + 田 : Mnemonic symbol: an answering machine.

Li Qingzhao faces a field of answering machines that all have messages left for her in the outhouse's kitchen. As she is checking each machine for her messages, a mischievous rabbit is leaving even more messages for her when Li Qingzhao is not watching.

留

liú = li + ou2

to leave (a message etc) / to retain / to stay / to remain / to keep / to preserve

留

畱

liú = li + ou2

old variant of 留[liu2]

Words with 挽留

挽留 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 挽留

挽留 currently does not appear in any sentence.