芒种

Mangzhong or Grain in Beard, 9th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 6th-20th June

Characters and words in 芒种

awn (of cereals) / arista (of grain) / tip (of a blade) / Miscanthus sinensis (type of grass) / variant of 邙, Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan

Add a new mnemonic for 芒 = 亡 + 艹

芒 = 亡 + 艹 : Mahatma Gandhi (m-) is cutting grass (艹) just inside entrance of the anglepod (ang2) wearing a beret (亠) and using a shovel (乚) as the sharp point / tip of blade (芒) with which to cut the grass. He works so hard on cutting the grass, he looks like he is about to die (亡).

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种

種

zhǒng = zhu + (e)ng3

seed / species / kind / type / classifier for types, kinds, sorts

Add a new mnemonic for 种 = 中 + 禾

Add a new mnemonic for 種 = 禾 + 重

种 = 中 + 禾 : In the engine's living room ((e)ng3), Julian Giant Squid (zhu) prepares his cereals (禾) from scratch. He grows and picks up seeds (种), dries them on a dart board (中), and puts the dried seeds into his cereals (禾).

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