米
米 character breakdown
"eight" component in Chinese characters / archaic variant of 八[ba1]
Mnemonic symbol: a crocodile with mean eyes. Beelzebub (b) is fighting with eight crocodiles (丷) in front of the ashram (a1).
(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden
Characters with 米 as component
grain / food / provisions / agricultural tax paid in grain
gas; air / smell / weather / to make angry; to annoy; to get angry / vital energy; qi
gas / air / smell / weather / to make angry / to annoy / to get angry / vital energy / qi
Mnemonic symbol: a balloon. The Queen of Hearts is disappointed by her balloons. She expected them to float upwards, but in the space station's bathroom, They float randomly in all directions.
my (polite) / poor / ruined / shabby / worn out / defeated
敝
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米
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冂
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攵
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Mnemonic symbol: a pair of old worn-out shoes.
Brunhilde (bi) has been on a treasure hunt for weeks now because she found an old map (冂). For her hunt she brought a sack of rice (米) which she already more or less used up. After digging up the floor of the space station's bathroom (Ø40) with a sledgehammer (攵) at the point indicated on the map, she finally finds the treasure: a pair of old worn-out shoes (敝) which were incredibly valuable to the owner, but are worthless for Brunhilde.
Brunhilde (bi) has been on a treasure hunt for weeks now because she found an old map (冂). For her hunt she brought a sack of rice (米) which she already more or less used up. After digging up the floor of the space station's bathroom (Ø40) with a sledgehammer (攵) at the point indicated on the map, she finally finds the treasure: a pair of old worn-out shoes (敝) which were incredibly valuable to the owner, but are worthless for Brunhilde.
Words with 米
a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)
lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom) / fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off / to go for wool and come back shorn
see 偷雞不成蝕把米|偷鸡不成蚀把米[tou1 ji1 bu4 cheng2 shi2 ba3 mi3]
Way of the Five Pecks of Rice (Taoist movement) / Way of the Celestial Master