格物致知

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物
致
知
to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (idiom); pursuing knowledge to the end

Characters and words in 格物致知

格
gé = g + e2
square / frame / rule / (legal) case / style / character / standard / pattern / (grammar) case / (classical) to obstruct / to hinder / (classical) to arrive / to come / (classical) to investigate / to study exhaustively
格 = 各 + 木 : Guy Fawkes (g) is decorating a Christmas tree (木) just inside the elevator's kitchen (e2). He uses lots of stars (各) to frame (格) the tree and put it in a better light.
格
物
to study the underlying principles, esp. in neo-Confucian rational learning 理學|理学[li3 xue2] / word for Western natural sciences during late Qing
物
wù = w + Ø4
thing / object / matter / abbr. for physics 物理
物 = 勿 + 牛 : Willy Walrus (w) wants to become a physicist (物) and does research about dark matter (物) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). His motivation is to become a super villain and rule the world. Just as he is about to have a breakthrough, a huge black ox (牛) flying with the help of bat wings (勿) hits Willy with an oxerang and takes away the dark matter, saving the world.
致
zhì = zh + Ø4
to send / to devote / to deliver / to cause / to convey
致 = 攵 + 至 : James II of England (zh) sends (致) off his beloved exquisite (致) sledgehammer (攵) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) using the station's conveyor belt (至).
致
緻
zhì = zh + Ø4
(bound form) fine; delicate; exquisite
知
zhi̅ = zh + Ø1
to know / to be aware
知 = 口 + 矢 : Mnemonic symbol: Francis Bacon is attributed to have stated "scientia potentia est", "knowledge is power". I'll thus represent 知 by Francis Bacon. Francis Bacon (知) and James II of England (zh) are playing darts (矢) in front of the space station (Ø1). Because they lack a dart board they just use a mandarin (口).

Words with 格物致知

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