兼

double / twice / simultaneous / holding two or more (official) posts at the same time

兼 = 秝 + 肀 : Mnemonic symbol: a double. Joan of Arc (ji) and her stunt double (兼) are eating two bowls of cereals (秝) while the real Joan of Arc signs autographs with her crayon (肀) in front of the anthill (an1).

兼 character breakdown

兼
- 肀
- 秝
  - 禾
    - 丿
    - 木
      - 八
        
        丿
        
        ㇏
      - 十
        
        一
        
        丨

肀

Character component without intrinsic meaning

Aphrodite tags the space station's bathroom using her crayon.

秝

Character component without intrinsic meaning

秝 = 禾 + 禾 : Mnemonic symbol: two bowls of cereals.

Characters with 兼 as component

碱

鹻

jiǎn = ji + an3

variant of 鹼|碱[jian3]

鳒

鰜

jia̅n = ji + an1

flounder / flatfish

隒

yǎn = y + an3

the appearance of a mountain, as if two pots were standing one upon the other / the steep bank of a stream a rough mountain path

鬑

lián = li + an2

hanging temple hair

鹣

鶼

jia̅n = ji + an1

mythical bird with one eye and one wing / see also 鰈鶼|鲽鹣[die2 jian1]

肷

膁

qiǎn = qi + an3

(usu. of an animal) the part of the side of the body between the ribs and the hipbone

Words with 兼

兼

jia̅n

并

併

bìng

to annex / to take over / to acquire

兼

jia̅n

任

rèn

to hold several jobs at once / concurrent post / working part-time

软

軟

ruǎn

硬

yìng

兼

jia̅n

施

shi̅

use both carrot and stick / use gentle methods and force / an iron hand in a velvet glove

日

rì

夜

yè

兼

jia̅n

程

chéng

to travel day and night

兼

jia̅n

容

róng

并

並

bìng

包

ba̅o

to include and monopolize many things / all-embracing

鱼

魚

yú

与

與

yǔ

熊

xióng

掌

zhǎng

不

bù

可

kě

兼

jia̅n

得

dé

lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other / you can't always get everything you want / you can't have your cake and eat it

相

xia̅ng

互

hù

兼

jia̅n

容

róng

mutually compatible

统

統

tǒng