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稍 |
somewhat, a little, a bit
Left: rice plant 禾, right: alike, resemble 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月 are alike.)
All rice plants are alike, at least somewhat a little bit. |
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消 |
to disappear, to vanish, to eliminate
Left: water 氵, right: alike/resemble sb. 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月 are alike.)
(It evaporates!) Water or alikes can disappear. |
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销 |
to melt (metal), to cancel, to sell, to spent, bolt
Left: metal 钅(=金 covered  in the ground 土 are 2 gold nuggets 丷), right: alike/resemble 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月 are alike.) Metal and alikes can be melted, sold or used as a bolt. |
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悄 |
quiet, sad
Left: feelings 忄, right: alike/resemble 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月 are alike.)
Feelings, that are alike are quietness and sadness. |
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削 |
to peel, scrape, reduce, shave, to cut (down)
Left: alike/resemble 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月 are alike.), right: knife 刂
Use something like a knife for: peeling or scraping. |
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肖 |
similar, to resemble, to be like
Top: var. of small 小, below: body 月/肉
Small bodies are alike. |
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哨 |
sentry, lookout post, a whistle
Left: mouth 口, right: alike, resemble 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月 are alike.)
(You do not need a strong body to sound the alarm:) He has a mouth, but a small body: The sentry. |
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屑 |
bits, trivial, fragments, crumbs, filings, trifling
Left: buttocks 尸, right: alike/resemble 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月 are alike.)
Like from the buttocks, the small bodies are trivial bits. |
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梢 |
tip of branch
Left: tree 木, right: alike/resemble 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月/肉 are alike.)
The trees are alike at the tips of the branches. Or: The three has small bodies at the tip of the branches. |
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峭 |
high and steep, precipitous, severe or stern
Left: mountain 山, right: alike/resemble 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月 are alike.)
Mountains are alike if they are high and steep. |
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宵 |
night
Top: house 宀, bottom: alike/resemble 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月 are alike.)
The houses look alike in the night. |
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捎 |
to deliver, to bring sth to sb
Left: hand 手, right: alike/resemble 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月 are alike.)
In his hand is a small body/object to: deliver. |
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俏 |
smart, good-looking
Left: person 亻, right: alike, resemble 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月 are alike.)
(IQ-test or memory-game:) Persons, who detect the alikes are smart. |
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鞘 |
scabbard, sheath
Left: leather 革 (Horned 廿 animals have a skin 口 of leather.), right: alike/resemble 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月 are alike.)
Made of leather and similar (to the sword:) The sword's scabbard. |
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硝 |
saltpeter, to tan (leather)
Left: stone 石, right: alike/resemble 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月 are alike.)
To a stone this looks 'alike', but it is: nitrate/saltpeter. |
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霄 |
firmament, heaven
Top: rain 雨 (= window 冂 with cloud 一 and drops 丶丶), below: alike/resemble 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月 are alike.)
The rain is alike (everywhere) in the firmament. |
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逍 |
easy-going, to loiter, leisurely, to stroll, ramble
Left: movement 辶, right: alike, resemble 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月 are alike.)
If the movement is like 'small bodies' you are loitering easy-going. |
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