夾

jia̅ = ji + a1

to press from either side / to place in between / to sandwich / to carry sth under armpit / wedged between / between / to intersperse / to mix / to mingle / clip / folder / Taiwan pr. [jia2]

夹 = 丷 + 夫 : The mean crocodile (丷) is waiting for the bus to go to work in front of the ashram (a1). He prepared to sandwiches (夹) for lunch: One with Joan of Arc (ji) and one with a construction worker (夫).

夹

夾

jiá = ji + a2

double-layered / lined (garment)

夹

夾

jià = ji + a4

Taiwan pr. used in 夾生|夹生[jia1 sheng1] and 夾竹桃|夹竹桃[jia1 zhu2 tao2]

夾 character breakdown

夾
- 从
  - 人
    - 丿
    - ㇏
- 大
  - 一
  - 人
    - 丿
    - ㇏

从

cóng = cu + (e)ng2

variant of 從|从[cong2]

大

dài = d + ai4

see 大夫[dai4 fu5]

从

從

cóng = cu + (e)ng2

surname Cong

从

從

cóng = cu + (e)ng2

from / through / via / to follow / to obey / to engage in (an activity) / never (in negative sentence) / (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer / assistant / auxiliary / subordinate / related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor

从 = 人 : Mnemonic symbol: 从 looks like the legs of a rubber chicken. Two Neanderthal Men (人) are playing a game with Kitty Cat (cu) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). They stand in a line and let Kitty Cat pass through (从) the tunnel formed by their legs by teasing her with a rubber chicken (从).

大

dà = d + a4

big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]) / greatly; freely; fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

大 = 一 + 人 : The big (大), huge (大) robot (mnemonic symbol for 大) is working out in the ashram's bathroom (a4). He's lifting a flute (一) to which Don Quixote (d) and Neanderthal man (人) are clinging.

Characters with 夾 as component

峡

峽

xiá = xi + a2

gorge

峡 = 夹 + 山 : Marie Curie (xi) is gorging (峡) on sandwiches (夹) in the ashram's kitchen (a2). She opens her mouth as wide as a gorge (峡) and puts the sandwiches in her mouth using a big fork (山).

侠

俠

xiá = xi + a2

knight-errant / brave and chivalrous / hero / heroic

侠 = 亻 + 夹 : Marie Curie (xi) decided to become a knight errant (侠). In the ashram's kitchen (a2) Rosa Luxemburg (亻) gives her a sandwich (夹) for her journeys and says goodbye to her.

颊

頰

jiá = ji + a2

cheeks

颊 = 夹 + 页 : Joan of Arc (ji) prepares a sandwich (夹) for later in the ashram's kitchen (a2). First she wraps the sandwich in sheets of paper (页), then she stores it in her cheeks (颊) like a hamster.

挟

挾

xié = xi + e2

to clasp under the arm / to coerce

挟

挾

jia̅ = ji + a1

old variant of 夾|夹[jia1]

麦

麥

mài = m + ai4

wheat / barley / oats

麦 = 龶 + 夂 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) is practising an exotic dance in the airplane's bathroom (ai4). For the dance he wears nothing but a fancy headdress (龶) and high heels (夂), and he is skilfully handling two fans made out of wheat (麦).

麦

麥

mài = m + ai4

surname Mai

狭

狹

xiá = xi + a2

narrow / narrow-minded

狭 = 夹 + 犭 : Marie Curie (xi) made herself a sandwich (夹) in the ashram's kitchen (a2), but the way out is very narrow (狭) and blocked by the dachshund (犭) who is looking at her sandwich and drooling .

啬

嗇

sè = s + e4

stingy

啬 = 土 + 丷 + 回 : Mnemonic symbol: stingray.

The stingy stingray (啬) and the mean crocodile (丷) want to return (回) to the river using the elevator's toilet (e4), but lots of dirt (土) is blocking their way. They ask the elevator's boss Socrates (s) for help, but he doesn't make his hands dirty so he starts a boring monologue about living as an expat. As the stingray and the crocodile realize he won't help them they start crying out loudly.

策

筴

cè = c + e4

variant of 策[ce4]

策 = ⺮ + 朿 : The King of Chu heard that someone plans to assassinate him, so he hides in the elevator's bathroom. To be safer he walks on very long bamboo sticks which he uses as stilts and, in turn, has always his stabbing dagger ready.

蛱

蛺

jiá = ji + a2

see 蛺蝶|蛱蝶[jia2 die2]

荚

莢

jiá = ji + a2

pod (botany)

硖

硤

xiá = xi + a2

place name