八股

八

ba̅

股

gǔ

an essay in eight parts / stereotyped writing

Characters and words in 八股

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.

股

gǔ = gu + Ø3

thigh / part of a whole / portion of a sum / (stock) share / strand of a thread / low-level administrative unit, translated as "section" or "department" etc, ranked below 科[ke1] / classifier for long winding things like ropes, rivers etc / classifier for smoke, smells etc: thread, puff, whiff / classifier for bands of people, gangs etc / classifier for sudden forceful actions

股 = 月 + 殳 : Gitta Giraffe (gu) decided to enter the stock market (股) with a quite aggressive tactic. Armed with a halberd (殳), in the space station (Ø3) she forces the moon (月) to give her his stock market shares (股).