更張

lit. to restring one's bow / to reform and start over again

Characters and words in 更張

to change or replace / to experience / one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided / watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)

更

gèng = g + (e)ng4

more / even more / further / still / still more

更 = 丈 + 日 : 人心不足，蛇吞象: A person who always wants more is like a snake which wants to eat an elephant.

更 = 丈 + 日 : Guy Fawkes found a snake who ate an elephant in the engine's bathroom, and now it can't move anymore. Together with his friends Bigfoot and the sun, he carries it out of the bathroom.

张

張

zha̅ng = zh + ang1

surname Zhang

张

張

zha̅ng = zh + ang1

to open up / to spread / sheet of paper / classifier for flat objects, sheet / classifier for votes

张 = 弓 + 长 : Mnemonic symbol: a spreadsheet. James II of England (zh) practices his archery skills in front of the anglepod (ang1). Riding on a longboard (长) he shoots arrows using his composite bow (弓) trying to hit a spreadsheet (张).

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