Radical 戈

17 strokes

different 異 (782a) + wound (782b) = wear 戴

[穿戴 (781) chuāndài apparel, dress]

In the hospital the patients with different types of wound have to wear different colored gowns (a red gown for arm wounds, a green gown for leg wounds, etc.) / The dwarf grumbles as he has to dye all the gowns.

field 田 (156a) + collectively 共 (625) = different 異

Imagine each member of your family owning a field, and farming them collectively, even though each person has a different crop. / [No pronunciation needed]

earth 土 (54a) + dagger 戈 (32a) = wound

Another “fused” character — “earth” and “dagger” share a stroke. Compare this with “I” (Character 32) all the way back in Chapter 3.

(In a self-defense class) “I want everyone to plunge their daggers into the earth before we start; I don’t want anyone getting wounded like in the last session.” / [No pronunciation needed]