纵横家

School of Diplomacy of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) whose leading advocates were Su Qin 蘇秦|苏秦[Su1 Qin2] and Zhang Yi 張儀|张仪[Zhang4 Yi2]

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纵

縱

zòng = zu + (e)ng4

warp (the vertical threads in weaving) / vertical / longitudinal / north-south (lines of longitude) / lengthwise / to release / to indulge / even if

Add a new mnemonic for 纵 = 从 + 纟

Add a new mnemonic for 縱 = 糹 + 從

纵 = 从 + 纟 : Zapatista Zebra (zu) is weaving a small blanket in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4). As horizontal threads he uses silk worms (纟), and as vertical (纵) threads he uses rubber chicken (从).

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纵

縱

zòng

横

橫

héng

lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal / length and breadth / criss-crossed / able to move unhindered / abbr. for 合縱連橫|合纵连横[He2 zong4 Lian2 heng2], School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)

横

橫

héng = h + (e)ng2

horizontal / across / crosswise / horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters) / to place (sth) flat (on a surface) / to cross (a river, etc) / in a jumble / chaotic / (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable / violent

Add a new mnemonic for 横 = 木 + 黄

Add a new mnemonic for 橫 = 木 + 黃

横 = 木 + 黄 : Hamlet (h) climbed on the beam (横) of the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2) and now he is too afraid to come down again. If the Yellow Emperor (黄) doesn't want to call the fire brigade, for better or worse he'll have to climb the Christmas Tree (木) to pick Hamlet up.

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横

橫

hèng = h + (e)ng4

harsh and unreasonable / unexpected

Add a new mnemonic for 横 = 木 + 黄

Add a new mnemonic for 橫 = 木 + 黃

家

傢

jia̅ = ji + a1

see 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5]

Add a new mnemonic for 家 = 宀 + 豕

Add a new mnemonic for 傢 = 亻 + 家

家

jia̅ = ji + a1

home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China / noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian / CL:個|个[ge4]

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家 = 宀 + 豕 : Mnemonic symbol: a framed "home sweet home" picture.

The swine (豕) graduated and wearing a graduation cap (宀), it came home to the ashram. In front of it (a1), Joan of Arc (ji) welcomes the swine and hugs it. To welcome her dear swine, she put a gigantic home sweet home (家) picture in front of the ashram.

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