办

bàn = b + an4

to do / to manage / to handle / to go about / to run / to set up / to deal with

办 = 八 + 力 : Beelzebub wants to start a business (开办) in the anthill's bathroom. He sets up a vending machine which, upon the push of a power button, sells eight-balls.

办 character breakdown

办
- 丷
- 八
  - 丿
  - ㇏
- 力
  - 丿
  - ㇆
    - 一
    - 亅

丷

ba̅ = b + a1

"eight" component in Chinese characters / archaic variant of 八[ba1]

Mnemonic symbol: a crocodile with mean eyes. Beelzebub (b) is fighting with eight crocodiles (丷) in front of the ashram (a1).

丷

one of the characters used in kwukyel, an ancient Korean writing system

力

lì = li + Ø4

power / force / strength / ability / strenuously

力 = ㇆ + 丿 : Mnemonic symbol: a power button.

Li Qingzhao (li) just had a shower in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) and wants to use the hair dryer, but there's no plug, just the bare end of the cable! She uses all her power to build an electricity plug, and for the two pins she uses a plough (㇆) and a banana (丿). Finally she hits a big power button (力) to turn the power on.

八

ba̅ = b + a1

eight; 8

八 = 丿 + ㇏ : Mnemonic symbol: an eight-ball.

Beelzebub (b-) wants to find new ways to lure people into playing pool billiard. To this end he is meditating on top of an eight-ball (八) in front of the Ashram (a1). He uses a finger (㇏) and a banana (丿) as incense to create the right atmosphere.

Characters with 办 as component

协

協

xié = xi + e2

to cooperate / to harmonize / to help / to assist / to join

协 = 办 + 十 : Marie Curie (xi) announces her new cooperative society (协) in the elevator's kitchen (e2). She wants to give crosses (十) to the poor. In reality her society is nothing more than a scam business (办): the crosses cost a lot of money.

胁

脇

xié = xi + e2

variant of 脅|胁[xie2]

胁 = 办 + 月 : Marie Curie (xi) started a new business (办) in the elevator's kitchen (e2) offering gymnastic practice which helps to relieve tension in one's flank (胁). At first she offers the moon (月) to participate, but as the moon declines she threatens (胁) him with an impressive gymnastic move.

胁

脅

xié = xi + e2

flank (the side of one's torso) / to coerce / to threaten

苏

蘇

su̅ = su + Ø1

surname Su / abbr. for Soviet Union 蘇維埃|苏维埃 or 蘇聯|苏联 / abbr. for Jiangsu province 江蘇|江苏 / abbr. for Suzhou city 蘇州|苏州

苏 = 办 + 艹 : Susan Saint Bernard (su) set up a new business (办) in front of the space station (Ø1). She is growing wild red basil (苏) on sheets of artificial lawn (艹) which provide just the right nutrients. Because it will take the basil really long to grow, Susan Saint Bernard just takes a nap. When the basil is big enough she will wake up (苏) and sell it.

苏

囌

su̅ = su + Ø1

used in 嚕囌|噜苏[lu1 su1]