十
十 character breakdown
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
Maud Younger (y) forgot her keys to the space station (Ø1), all she brought outside was her flute (一). She has no choice but to crash the door with the giant flute.
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)
Mnemonic symbol: a dinosaur bone. Gitta Giraffe (gu-) found a gorgeous dinosaur bone (丨) in the encampment's living room ((e)n3).
Characters with 十 as component
(Japanese kokuji) street corner / intersection / used in Japanese personal and place names / pr. tsuji
prostrate
疐
=
十
+
冖
+
田
+
疋
:
In the space station's bathroom (Ø4), James II of England is wading through a field (田) of crosses (十) wearing gum boots (疋). Soon he looses balance and crashes into a pile of cooking tops (冖), having the crosses fall on him as well. It is such a mess that the James II of England lies prostrate (疐) barely able to move before he is able to free himself only after a long time and a huge effort.
Words with 十
lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp / sporadic effort / short attention span
one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp / sporadic effort / lack of sticking power / short attention span
once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope / once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start.
Group of 77, loose alliance of developing countries, founded in 1964