阝

Character component without intrinsic meaning

When on the left hand side of any character, it's the pope, but when it's on the right hand side of any character, it's the emperor.

阝 character breakdown

The character 阝 cannot be broken down into individual components.

Characters with 阝 as component

阴

隂

yi̅n = y + (e)n1

variant of 陰|阴[yin1]

阴 = 月 + 阝 : Maud Younger (y) and the pope (阝) are out for a walk in front of the encampment ((e)n1). They are surprised that it is so dark and think that it must be quite cloudy (阴), but it is just the moon (月) which is floating above them and shielding off the sun.

狭

陿

xiá = xi + a2

old variant of 狹|狭[xia2]

狭 = 夹 + 犭 : Marie Curie (xi) made herself a sandwich (夹) in the ashram's kitchen (a2), but the way out is very narrow (狭) and blocked by the dachshund (犭) who is looking at her sandwich and drooling .

坞

隖

wù = w + Ø4

variant of 塢|坞[wu4]

峭

陗

qiào = qi + ao4

variant of 峭[qiao4]

峭 = 山 + 肖 : The Queen of Hearts (qi) orders the Little Prince (肖) to pile up a high and precipitous (峭) mountain (山) in the aorta's bathroom (ao4), but it is very difficult for him because she only hands him a fork (山) to do it.

堙

陻

yi̅n = y + (e)n1

variant of 堙[yin1] / to block

陖

jùn = ju + (e)n4

old variant of 峻[jun4]

陼

zhǔ = zhu + Ø3

islet / bank

陾

réng = r + (e)ng2