戈

ge̅ = g + e1

surname Ge

ge̅ = g + e1

dagger-axe / abbr. for 戈瑞[ge1 rui4] / (Tw) abbr. for 戈雷[ge1 lei2]

戈 = 丿 + 弋 : Guy Fawkes (g) practises his archery skills in front of the elevator (e1). He uses a bow (弋) to shoot a spear (戈) right into a banana (丿).

戈 character breakdown

戈
- 丿
- 弋

丿

piě = pi + e3

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4) / see 撇[pie3]

Pocahontas (pi-) is eating a banana (丿) in the elevator's living room (-e3).

弋

yì = y + Ø4

to shoot

Maud Younger (y) is practicing her shooting (弋) skills with a bow in the bathroom of the space station (Ø4). 弋 just looks like a bow with an arrow, which is going to be shot to the left hand side. There's even a feather on the arrow at the right hand end.

Characters with 戈 as component

我

wǒ = w + o3

I; me; my

我 = 戈 + 手 : I (我) find Willy Walrus (w) lying motionless in the observatory's living room (o3), and there's a dagger-axe (戈) sticking right in his chest. I (我) try to pull it out while wearing a baseball glove (手).

或

huò = hu + o4

maybe / perhaps / might / possibly / or

或 = 一 + 口 + 戈 : In observatory's bathroom, Osvaldo Farrés plays his famous song "Quizás, Quizás, Quizás" (Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps) on a flute. Helga Horse listens and doesn't know whether she should maybe give him her mandarin as reward, or perhaps stab him with a spear.

划

劃

huá = hu + a2

to cut / to slash / to scratch (cut into the surface of sth) / to strike (a match)

划 = 刂 + 戈 : Just inside the ashram's kitchen Helga Horse is paddling in a small boat through a deadly sea of kitchen knives and spears.

划

劃

huà = hu + a4

to delimit / to transfer / to assign / to plan / to draw (a line) / stroke of a Chinese character

划

huá = hu + a2

to row / to paddle / profitable / worth (the effort) / it pays (to do sth)

划 = 刂 + 戈 : Just inside the ashram's kitchen Helga Horse is paddling in a small boat through a deadly sea of kitchen knives and spears.

戏

戯

xì = xi + Ø4

variant of 戲|戏[xi4]

戏 = 又 + 戈 : Marie Curie (xi) recently joined a game (戏) show (戏) featuring American gladiators. In the space station's bathroom (Ø4) she is ready to knock off anyone with her spear (戈) which has a boxing glove (又) at its tip.

戏

戲

xì = xi + Ø4

trick / drama / play / show / CL:齣|出[chu1],場|场[chang3],臺|台[tai2]

战

戰

zhàn = zh + an4

to fight / fight / war / battle

战 = 占 + 戈 : James II of England (zh) prepares to fight a war (战) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). He has a spear (戈) as a weapon and a yellow umbrella (占) as shield, following his hero Leonidas.

伐

fá = f + a2

to cut down / to fell / to dispatch an expedition against / to attack / to boast / Taiwan pr. [fa1]

伐 = 亻 + 戈 : Frankenstein's Monster (f) is marching up and down in the ashram's kitchen (a2). Rosa Luxemburg (亻) is really annoyed and cuts him down (伐) with a spear (戈). Frankenstein's Monster gets up and attacks (伐) her in revenge.

戒

jiè = ji + e4

to guard against / to exhort / to admonish or warn / to give up or stop doing sth / Buddhist monastic discipline / ring (for a finger)

戒 = 戈 + 廾 : Joan of Arc (ji) asked to see the holy ring (戒) in the elevator's bathroom (e4). She is allowed to see it, but she has to wear handcuffs (廾) as precaution. Additionally, there is a guard equipped with a spear (戈) standing next to the ring.

找

zhǎo = zh + ao3

to try to find / to look for / to call on sb / to find / to seek / to return / to give change

找 = 戈 + 扌 : James II of England (zh) is looking for (找) his keys in the aorta's living room (ao3). He uses a toy claw (扌) to lift up a spear (戈) and see if the keys are under there.

戋

戔

jia̅n = ji + an1

narrow / small

戋 = 一 + 戈 : Mnemonic symbol: a narrow and small floating tank.

戋 = 一 + 戈 : Joan of Arc keeps guard in front of the anthill, her spear at her side. All has been quiet for a long time though, so she just prefers to play her flute all day.