苟

gǒu = g + ou3

surname Gou

gǒu = g + ou3

if / supposing / careless / negligent / temporarily

苟 = 艹 + 句 : Inside the outhouse, the grammar Nazi is temporarily careless and steps on Guy Fawkes latest piece of art, a sheet of artificial lawn. Guy Fawkes is so upset about the grammar Nazi's carelessness that Guy Fawkes throws her out.

苟 character breakdown

苟
- 句
  - 勹
    - 丿
    - ㇆
      - 一
      - 亅
  - 口
- 艹

句

go̅u = g + ou1

variant of 勾[gou1]

句

jù = ju + Ø4

sentence / clause / phrase / classifier for phrases or lines of verse

句 = 勹 + 口 : Mnemonic symbol: a grammar nazi.

Zeus (ju), the elephant (勹) and the grammar nazi (句) are playing monkey in the bathroom's space station (Ø4). The elephant uses its long trunk to hold a mandarin (口) just above the grammar nazis head where he can't reach it, while Zeus laughs out loud.

艹

cǎo = c + ao3

grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5]

Artificial lawn. The King of Chu burns artificial lawn in the aorta.

Characters with 苟 as component

敬

jìng = ji + (e)ng4

(bound form) respectful; to respect / to offer politely

敬

jìng = ji + (e)ng4

to respect / to venerate / to salute / to offer

敬 = 苟 + 攵 : Joan of Arc has been drinking too carelessly in the engine's bathroom, and the next day's headache feels like a sledgehammer working its way into her skull. She really shouldn't have been toasting to herself so many times.