相違

to conflict with (an idea or opinion etc) / to depart from (established norms or standards etc)

Characters and words in 相違

each other / one another / mutually / fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶[pi2 pa5] (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品[pin3])

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相

xiàng = xi + ang4

appearance / portrait / picture / government minister / (physics) phase / (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features) / to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)

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相 = 木 + 目 : Mnemonic symbol: I take "eye" and "tree" as resembling an ent, an alive tree. Xi Shi (xi) portrays (相) an ent (相) in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4). Unfortunately she's really bad at painting, and her portrait resembles more a Christmas tree (木). The Eye of Providence (目) enters and, just from the shape of the Christmas Tree, instantly recognizes its own portrait (相).

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违

違

wéi = w + ei2

to disobey / to violate / to separate / to go against

Add a new mnemonic for 违 = 辶 + 韦

Add a new mnemonic for 違 = 辶 + 韋

违 = 辶 + 韦 : Willy Walrus (w) is wearing gladiator sandals (辶) on his front fins and soft leather gloves (韦) on his rear fins in the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (ei2). All the other visitors are outrages since Willy Walrus is violating (违) the tower's clothing rules.

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