敌

dí = di + Ø2

enemy / to be a match for / to rival / to resist / to withstand

敌 = 攵 + 舌 : Dorothy Gale (di) is fighting her enemy (敌), the Wicked Witch of the West, by attacking her with a sledgehammer (攵) while threatening her with her tongue (舌) stuck out just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2).

敌 character breakdown

敌
- 攵
  - 乂
    - 丿
    - ㇏
  - 𠂉
    - 一
    - 丿
- 舌
  - 千
    - 丿
    - 十
      - 一
      - 丨
  - 口

攵

pu̅ = pu + Ø1

variant of 攴[pu1]

攵 = 𠂉 + 乂 : Mnemonic symbol: the epitome of rapping and tapping is a sledge hammer. Petra pinguin (pu) forgot her key (𠂉) and know she's locked out of the space station (Ø1). At first she tries to open the lock with pliers (乂), but in the end she has no choice but to use the sledge hammer (攵).

舌

ji̅ = ji + Ø1

used in 喇舌[la3 ji1] to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"

舌

shé = sh + e2

tongue

舌 = 千 + 口 : Sherlock Holmes (sh) used a kilogram (千) to crush mandarins (口) on the elevator's kitchen (e2) counter. He's licking up the juice with his tongue (舌).

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敌 character breakdown

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