錯

cuò = cu + o4

surname Cuo

cuò = cu + o4

mistake / wrong / bad / interlocking / complex / to grind / to polish / to alternate / to stagger / to miss / to let slip / to evade / to inlay with gold or silver

错 = 昔 + 钅 : Kitty Cat just finished polishing her golden harpoon in the observatory's bathroom, but afterwards she made the terrible mistake of dropping her milkshake on it. Now she'll have to polish it all over again.

錯 character breakdown

錯
- 昔
  - 井
    - 丨
    - 丿
    - 二
      - 一
  - 日
    - 一
    - 囗
- 金
  - 丷
  - 全
    - 人
      - 丿
      - ㇏
    - 入
      - 丿
      - ㇏
    - 王
      - 一
      - 土
        
        一
        
        十
        
        一
        
        丨

昔

xi̅ = xi + Ø1

former times / the past / Taiwan pr. [xi2]

昔 = 井 + 日 : Mnemonic symbol: From 奶昔, milkshake

In former times (昔), at the end of the day the sun (日) used to go down in a well (井) in front of the space station (Ø1). Xi Shi (xi) made the sun go out by pouring a milk shake (mnemonic symbol for 昔) over it.

金

ji̅n = ji + (e)n1

surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)

金 = 丷 + 全 : Mnemonic symbol: a bar of gold.

金 = 丷 + 全 : In front of the encampment, Joan of Arc is on the lookout for smugglers. Indeed she catches the mean crocodile smuggling gold bars hidden in whole wheat breads.

金

ji̅n = ji + (e)n1

gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

金 = 丷 + 全 : Mnemonic symbol: a bar of gold.

金 = 丷 + 全 : In front of the encampment, Joan of Arc is on the lookout for smugglers. Indeed she catches the mean crocodile smuggling gold bars hidden in whole wheat breads.