曲高和寡

曲
高
和
寡
difficult songs find few singers (idiom) / highbrow

Characters and words in 曲高和寡

曲
qu̅ = qu + Ø1
surname Qu
曲
qu̅ = qu + Ø1
bent / crooked / wrong
曲
qǔ = qu + Ø3
tune / song / CL:支[zhi1]
曲 = 囗 + 卄 : Mnemonic symbol: a harp. Cupid (qu) is playing a harp (曲) in the space station's living room (Ø3). He's sitting on a big enclosure (囗), playing the harp (曲) and wielding a double axe (卄) at the same time.
曲
麯
qu̅ = qu + Ø1
variant of 麴|曲[qu1]
曲
麴
qu̅ = qu + Ø1
yeast / Aspergillus (includes many common molds) / Taiwan pr. [qu2]
高
ga̅o = g + ao1
surname Gao
高 = 亠 + 冋 + 口 : A skyscraper.
高 = 亠 + 冋 + 口 : Just in front of the aorta, a huge skyscraper has been erected. It's an important building, so there's a control checkpoint at the entrance, and Guy Fawkes has been hired to stand guard. To make him look more dangerous, he wears a beret. However there's no-one to check, so Guy Fawkes is bored and eats a mandarin.
高
ga̅o = g + ao1
high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific)
高 = 亠 + 冋 + 口 : A skyscraper.
高 = 亠 + 冋 + 口 : Just in front of the aorta, a huge skyscraper has been erected. It's an important building, so there's a control checkpoint at the entrance, and Guy Fawkes has been hired to stand guard. To make him look more dangerous, he wears a beret. However there's no-one to check, so Guy Fawkes is bored and eats a mandarin.
和
咊
hé = h + e2
old variant of 和[he2]
和
hè = h + e4
to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence / to join in the singing / to chime in with others
和
hú = hu + Ø2
to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
和
huó = hu + o2
to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water / Taiwan pr. [huo4]
和
huò = hu + o4
to mix (ingredients) together / to blend / classifier for rinses of clothes / classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs
和
龢
hé = h + e2
old variant of 和[he2] / harmonious
和
hé = h + e2
(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4]) / (math.) sum / to make peace / (sports) to draw; to tie / (bound form) harmonious / (bound form) Japan; Japanese
和 = 口 + 禾 : Hamlet (h) came up with a plan for world peace (和): He wants to end hunger once and for all by distributing cereals (禾) and mandarins (口) all over the world, starting in the elevator's kitchen (e2).
寡
guǎ = gu + a3
few / scant / widowed
寡 = 宀 + 丆 + 且 + 分 : After graduation, Gitta Giraffe (gu) chose to go into solidarity (寡) in the ashram's living room (a3). Day in, day out she has to stack wind wheels (丆) into shelves (且) in order for them to be shipped out. Next to her is a stopwatch (分) counting down the time she has to finish each rack, and her graduation cap (宀) carelessly thrown into a corner.

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