门 X阝Jerusalem

xián

leisure
门mén + 木
gate + tree

leisure garden with a gate and trees inside

yóu

post [v.]
由yóu + 阝
sprout + city walls

green China post office

use beanstalk sprouts to get a letter over the city wall

wén

hear-smell
门mén + 耳
gate + ear

hear-smell foul news

jiāo

outskirts
交jiāo + 阝
mingle + city walls

mingle in the outskirts, outside the city wall

nào

stir up trouble
门 + 市
gate + market

someone has stirred up trouble at the market at Damascus gate

lín

neighbor
令lìng + 阝
alarm clock + city walls

neighbors with an alarm system and city walls around their house

x阝

*city walls

on the right side of the character; “右耳旁”

Jerusalem
耳 + 阝
ear + city walls

you can always hear murmuring near the city walls of Jerusalem

coconut
木 + 耶yē
tree + Jerusalem

coconut trees in Jerusalem

dèng

Deng
又 + 阝
right hand + city walls

Mr. Deng lives to the right of the city. OR Mr. Deng swears loyalty to the city.

guō

outer walls
享 + 阝
enjoy + city walls

the outer walls, furthest from the city are the most enjoyable

department
咅 + 阝
comedian + city walls

it would be nice if DMV workers were comedians

zhèng

Zheng
关 + 阝
shut + city walls

It's serious: Mr. Zheng has been shut out from the city.

láng

young man
良liáng + 阝
halo + city walls

As a young man, Jesus traveled to Jerusalem, the walled city, to teach the elders in the temple.

that
刀 + 二 + 阝
knife + two + city walls

point with a knife to that city (the other, the second)

bāng

help [v.]
丰 + 阝 + 巾
bushes + city walls + towel

helping to clean up bushes at the city walls, get a free towel

dōu

all
者 + 阝
hero + city walls

dōu! all the heroes jumped over the city wall

wèn

ask
门mén + 口
gate + mouth

gossipers at the city gate asking what’s going on

jiān

interval
门mén + 日
gate + sun

interval between the gate doors, sunlight peeks through

tell time using the shadow from the sun on the gate

门 X阝Jerusalem

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