反掌

lit. to turn over one's palm / fig. everything is going very well.

Characters and words in 反掌

fǎn = f + an3

contrary / in reverse / inside out or upside down / to reverse / to return / to oppose / opposite / against / anti- / to rebel / to use analogy / instead / abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system

反 = ⺁ + 又 : A protester (mnemonic symbol for 反) makes a racket in the anthill's living room (an3). He's got a huge banana tree (⺁) with him and wants to protest against the exploitation of banana farm workers. Frankenstein's Monster (f) is annoyed by him and punches him with a boxing glove (又).

掌

zhǎng = zh + ang3

palm of the hand / sole of the foot / paw / horseshoe / to slap / to hold in one's hand / to wield

掌 = 尚 + 手 : Inside the anglepod (ang3), James II of England (zh) and the Buddhist monk (尚) play catch using two baseball gloves (手) and a horseshoe (掌).