刀耕火种

slash and burn (agriculture)

Characters and words in 刀耕火种

da̅o = d + ao1

knife / blade / single-edged sword / cutlass / CL:把[ba3] / (slang) dollar (loanword) / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / classifier for knife cuts or stabs

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刀 = ㇆ + 丿 : Mnemonic symbol: 刀 looks like a cleaver (while 刂 looks like a kitchen knife).

Don Quixote (d) serves his good deed of the day in front of the aorta (ao1). In order to feed the people, he uses a plow (㇆) to dig up bananas (丿), and cuts them into slices with a broad cleaver (刀).

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耕

畊

ge̅ng = g + (e)ng1

variant of 耕[geng1]

Add a new mnemonic for 耕 = 井 + 耒

Add a new mnemonic for 畊 = 田 + 井

耕 = 井 + 耒 : Guy Fawkes (g) is plowing (耕) the snow in front of the engine ((e)ng1) with a snow plow (耒). Specifically he is creating paths between the various wells (井) which serve as secret entrances to his underground network.

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耕

ge̅ng = g + (e)ng1

to plow / to till

Add a new mnemonic for 耕 = 井 + 耒

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火

huǒ = hu + o3

fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86

Add a new mnemonic for 火 = 人 + 丶

火 = 人 + 丶 : Helga Horse (hu) and Neanderthal Man (人) are starting a fire (火) in the observatory's living room (o3) with two large petals (丶).

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火

huǒ

种

種

zhǒng

tinder / source of a fire / inflammable material / (fig.) spark (of a revolution etc)

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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