加仑

加

jia̅

仑

侖

lún

gallon (loanword)

Characters and words in 加仑

加

jia̅ = ji + a1

to add / plus / (used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned) / to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb) / to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth) / Canada (abbr. for 加拿大[Jia1 na2 da4]) / surname Jia

加 = 力 + 口 : Mnemonic symbol from 加油 (jia1 you2): cheerleaders' pom poms.

Joan of Arc (ji) works on her cheer-leading skills in front of the ashram (a1). For the grande finale of her performance she prepared special effects: at the very end of her performance she hits a power button (力) on the floor with her foot, which starts mandarins (口) shooting from her pom poms (加).

仑

侖

lún = lu + (e)n2

to arrange

仑 = 人 + 匕 : Lenny Lemur (lu) and Neanderthal Man (人) arranged (仑) a big ladle (匕) in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2) and filled it with blackcurrant berries (仑). They are stomping on the berries to get the juice out and create wine from it.

仑

崘

lún = lu + (e)n2

variant of 崙|仑[lun2]