快刀斬亂麻

快
快
刀
刀
斩
斬
乱
亂
麻
麻
lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation / cutting the Gordian knot

Characters and words in 快刀斬亂麻

快
kuài = ku + ai4
rapid / quick / speed / rate / soon / almost / to make haste / clever / sharp (of knives or wits) / forthright / plainspoken / gratified / pleased / pleasant
Add a new mnemonic for 快 = 夬 + 忄
快 = 夬 + 忄 : Karl Koala made the mistake to have asked the crystal ball in the airplane's bathroom about his future. After he has seen his fate he quickly and angrily destroys the crystal ball with a flail.
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刀
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
Add a new mnemonic for 刀 = ㇆ + 丿
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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斩
斬
zhǎn = zh + an3
to behead (as form of capital punishment) / to chop
Add a new mnemonic for 斩 = 斤 + 车
Add a new mnemonic for 斬 = 車 + 斤
斩 = 斤 + 车 : Mnemonic symbol from 斩草除根: lawn mower. James II of England (zh) accidentally dropped bar bells (斤) onto the anthill's owner's cabriolet (车). The owner is mad as hell and wants to behead (斩) James II of England in the living room (an3) using a lawn mower (斩).
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乱
亂
luàn = lu + an4
in confusion or disorder / in a confused state of mind / disorder / upheaval / riot / illicit sexual relations / to throw into disorder / to mix up / indiscriminate / random / arbitrary
Add a new mnemonic for 乱 = 乚 + 舌
乱 = 乚 + 舌 : It's hard for Lenny Lemur to not go crazy in the anthill's bathroom: Uncountable tongues are leaping right from the abyss to reach for Lenny Lemur, who has only a shovel to defend his heart and soul.
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乱
亂
麻
麻
lit. tangled skein / in a tremendous muddle / confused
麻
蔴
má = m + a2
variant of 麻[ma2] / hemp
Add a new mnemonic for 麻 = 广 + 林
Add a new mnemonic for 蔴 = 艹 + 麻
麻 = 广 + 林 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) is busy deploying Christmas Trees (林) in the ashram's kitchen (a2). He attaches each of the small forest's (林) trees to a parachute (广) using flax fiber (麻) and then throws them towards their destination.
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麻
má = m + a2
surname Ma
Add a new mnemonic for 麻 = 广 + 林
麻 = 广 + 林 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) is busy deploying Christmas Trees (林) in the ashram's kitchen (a2). He attaches each of the small forest's (林) trees to a parachute (广) using flax fiber (麻) and then throws them towards their destination.
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麻
má = m + a2
generic name for hemp, flax etc / hemp or flax fiber for textile materials / sesame / CL:縷|缕[lü3] / (of materials) rough or coarse / pocked / pitted / to have pins and needles or tingling / to feel numb
Add a new mnemonic for 麻 = 广 + 林
麻 = 广 + 林 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) is busy deploying Christmas Trees (林) in the ashram's kitchen (a2). He attaches each of the small forest's (林) trees to a parachute (广) using flax fiber (麻) and then throws them towards their destination.
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