Tuesday, March 13, 2018

雑漢字2:揮動悔如鉢

掌, palm of hand/control:  尚, esteem, is derived from the face of a building (saving face?); put this with hand to get the face of the hand, that is, the palm, which helps you control thing.
宴, banquet:                     Banquet is provided by hostess in a sunny room (essentially Henshall's mnemonic).
紛, confusion/go astray:  Slice threads and they'll go astray and cause confusion (again, Henshall).
詰, packed/rebuke:          Lucky words?  Pack 'em in, and rebuke the naysayers!
詳, detailed/full report:   Give a detailed, full report about sheep.
抵, touch/resist/reach:    If you're going to resist, reach with your hand down low (as in 低) -- that is, you gotta get messy.
拓, clear (land):              Put your hands down to get out the rocks.
挿, insert:                       The thing on the right is a mortar and pestle, but it sure doesn't look like one.  Henshall and Kanshudo.com both suggest taking it as a thousand somethings.  I'll go with Henshall:  Hand inserts a thousand items per day.
極, poles (extremes):     Complicated.  I'll echo Henshall (with alterations).  Someone stole a blankie! and is pushing by hand 又 that squiggly blankie into a gap 口 between two wooden 木 poles 二.  (It doesn't mean poles as in light poles, but we do what we can).
搾, press/wring:             Make 乍 hole 穴 by pressing with hand.  (Henshall again).
擁, hug/hold/protect:     Hand holds exotic bird in cage (that lid on top, with a thread-based mesh -- the middle thing -- as the cage itself). (Henshall with alterations.)




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