贯

to pierce through / to pass through / to be stringed together / string of 1000 cash

贯 = 毌 + 贝 : Gitta Giraffe (gu) and the crab (贝) are preparing emergency floats in the anthill's bathroom (an4). They are stringing together (贯) thousands crosses and put them into wooden boxes (毌). Later they want to ship it to the Mediterranean to help anyone who is in distrees at sea.

贯 character breakdown

贯
- 毌
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
  - 囗
- 贝
  - 人
    - 丿
    - ㇏
  - 冂
    - 丨
    - ㇆
      - 一
      - 亅
  - ⺆
    - 丿
    - ㇆
      - 一
      - 亅

毌

guàn = gu + an4

archaic variant of 貫|贯[guan4]

毌 = 囗 + 十 : Mnemonic symbol: string of 1000 cash. "Plus" (十) in a "cell" (囗) is like a formula in a spread sheet calculating the total sum.

贝

貝

bèi = b + ei4

cowrie / shellfish / currency (archaic)

贝 = ⺆ + 人 : Mnemonic symbol: a crab. In the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4), the Neanderthal man (人) and Beelzebub (b) are fighting a crab with staplers (⺆), but because the Neanderthal man (人) can't handle the stapler he accidentally staples himself in the forehead.

Characters with 贯 as component

惯

慣

guàn = gu + an4

accustomed to / used to / indulge / to spoil (a child)

惯 = 忄 + 贯 : Gitta Giraffe (gu) has already gotten used to (惯) the strange customs in the anthill's bathroom (an4). There are many many flails (忄) stringed together (贯) hanging from the ceiling which have to be passed in order to use the bathroom.

掼

摜

guàn = gu + an4

to fling / to fall / to wear