探口风

探
探
口
口
风
風
to sound out opinions / to get sb's views by polite or indirect questioning

Characters and words in 探口风

探
tàn = t + an4
to explore / to search out / to scout / to visit / to stretch forward
探 = 扌 + 冖 + 八 + 木 : Tecumseh (t) lost an eight-ball (八) during the last billiard game and goes scouting (探) to find it. Eventually he arrives at the anthill's bathroom (an4) and looks under a big Christmas tree (木). He lifts a cooking top (冖) with a toy claw (扌) and finally finds the eight-ball under it.
探 = 扌 + 罙 : Tecumseh (t) is exploring (探) the chimney of a kitchen range (罙) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). He uses two toy claws (扌) to climb inside of it from bottom to top.
口
kǒu = k + ou3
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
Mnemonic symbol: 口 shall be represented by a mandarin. Karl Marx (k-) is enjoying a mandarin in the outhouse's living room (ou3).
口
口
风
風
meaning behind the words / what sb really means to say / one's intentions as revealed in one's words / tone of speech
风
風
fe̅ng = f + (e)ng1
wind / news / style / custom / manner / CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1]
风 = 乂 + 几 : Frankenstein's Monster has to wait in front of the engine. Because the wind is blowing, he uses pliers to disassemble a small table and builds a shelter with the parts.

Words with 探口风

探口风 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 探口风

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