攵

攵
pu̅ = pu + Ø1
variant of 攴[pu1]
攵 = 𠂉 + 乂 : Mnemonic symbol: the epitome of rapping and tapping is a sledge hammer. Petra pinguin (pu) forgot her key (𠂉) and know she's locked out of the space station (Ø1). At first she tries to open the lock with pliers (乂), but in the end she has no choice but to use the sledge hammer (攵).

攵 character breakdown

乂
yì = y + Ø4
to regulate / to govern / to control / to mow
乂 = 丿 + ㇏ : Mnemonic symbol: 乂 looks like pliers. Maud Younger (y) is using pliers (乂) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) to regulate (乂) and control (乂) the water flow of the sink. Using the pliers she has to pull a lot of bananas (丿) and fingers (㇏) out of the sink.
Character component without intrinsic meaning
𠂉 = 丿 + 一 : Mnemonic symbol: 𠂉 looks like a key.

Imagine a banana you can't open without putting a key into each of the holes of a flute which is painted on its peel.

Characters with 攵 as component

救
捄
jiù = ji + ou4
variant of 救[jiu4]
救 = 攵 + 求 : Joan of Arc is using the bathroom in the outhouse just when construction workers are starting to tear the whole place down using sledgehammers without noticing her. Joan of Arc starts to panic and hits a service request bell again and again, hoping that someone will hear it and save her. Unfortunately the sledgehammers are far louder than the bell.
散
㪚
sàn = s + an4
variant of 散[san4]
散 = 井 + 月 + 攵 : Mnemonic symbol: a watering can, because it disperses its water everywhere.

In the anthill's bathroom (an4), Socrates (s) broke down (散) the moon (月) using a sledgehammer (攵). He is now fetching water for his watering can (散) from the well (井), because he plans to disperse (散) the remaining dust and small pieces of the moon by dispersing (散) water everywhere.
散
sàn = s + an4
to scatter / to break up (a meeting etc) / to disperse / to disseminate / to dispel / (coll.) to sack
散 = 井 + 月 + 攵 : Mnemonic symbol: a watering can, because it disperses its water everywhere.

In the anthill's bathroom (an4), Socrates (s) broke down (散) the moon (月) using a sledgehammer (攵). He is now fetching water for his watering can (散) from the well (井), because he plans to disperse (散) the remaining dust and small pieces of the moon by dispersing (散) water everywhere.
散
sǎn = s + an3
scattered / loose / to come loose / to fall apart / leisurely / powdered medicine
政
zhèng = zh + (e)ng4
political / politics / government
政 = 攵 + 正 : As James II of England (zh) became a powerful politician (政) he used his power for many crazy laws. For example, he once ordered a stick figure (正) to tear down the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4) using a sledgehammer (攵).
致
緻
zhì = zh + Ø4
(bound form) fine; delicate; exquisite
致
zhì = zh + Ø4
to send / to devote / to deliver / to cause / to convey
致 = 攵 + 至 : James II of England (zh) sends (致) off his beloved exquisite (致) sledgehammer (攵) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) using the station's conveyor belt (至).
败
敗
bài = b + ai4
to defeat / to damage / to lose (to an opponent) / to fail / to wither
败 = 攵 + 贝 : Beelzebub threatens to hurt a crab with a sledgehammer should it not obey in the airplane's bathroom. The crab has no option but to declare defeat and obey Beelzebub's orders.
敌
敵
dí = di + Ø2
enemy / to be a match for / to rival / to resist / to withstand
敌 = 攵 + 舌 : Dorothy Gale (di) is fighting her enemy (敌), the Wicked Witch of the West, by attacking her with a sledgehammer (攵) while threatening her with her tongue (舌) stuck out just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2).
攻
go̅ng = gu + (e)ng1
to attack / to accuse / to study
攻 = 工 + 攵 : In front of the engine, Gitta Giraffe attacks a steel beam using a sledge hammer. Who will win???

Words with 攵

攵 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 攵

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