You need to sign in or sign up before continuing.

剜

剜
wa̅n = w + an1
to scoop out / to gouge out
Add a new mnemonic for 剜 = 宛 + 刂

剜 character breakdown

刂
da̅o = d + ao1
Kangxi radical 18 (刀[dao1]) as a vertical side element / see also 立刀旁[li4 dao1 pang2] / see also 側刀旁|侧刀旁[ce4 dao1 pang2]
Add a new mnemonic for 刂 = 丨 + 亅
刂 = 丨 + 亅 : Mnemonic symbol: a kitchen knife. Don Quixote (d) is showing off his special knifes in front of the aorta (ao1). One is made from a dinosaur bone (丨), and the other is made from a crowbar (亅).
Add comic
宛
wǎn = w + an3
winding / as if / a surname
Add a new mnemonic for 宛 = 夗 + 宀
宛 = 夗 + 宀 : Mnemonic symbol: a winding machine.

Willy Walrus (w) built a winding machine (宛) to wind up sleeping bags (夗) in the anthill (an3). For his invention he got a honorary PhD degree and a graduation cap (宀), but as the winding machine winds up the sleeping bags his graduation cap gets in and ruins it.
Add comic

Characters with 剜 as component

剜 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 剜

剜 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 剜

剜 currently does not appear in any sentence.
Comments
There aren't any comments yet.
Add comment