spleen

= + : Pocahontas (pi) had to go to the space station, but all space shuttles were broken so the only possibility was to lower the space station's orbit so that Pocahontas can jump in from the top of the Alpes (卑). Just inside the entrance (Ø2) she is terribly mad about first having to climb the Alpes and then having to make a big jump into the space station. As she is cursing without end and shaking off stones from the Alpes the moon (月), who didn't have to do all that because he was already in space, scolds her for her bad temper (脾).

脾 character breakdown

low / base / vulgar / inferior / humble

= + 丿 + : Mnemonic symbol: the Alps, 阿尔卑斯.

Beelzebub (b) was racing to arrive at the top of the Alps (卑) in front of the Eiffel Tower (ei1), but he slips on a banana peel (丿), tumbles all the way back to the foot of the mountain and has to wave his white flag (白) as another team sets up their cross (十) on the Alps. At the bottom of the Alps, Beelzebub feels extremely humble (卑) as he watches the huge mountains.
moon / month / monthly / CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]

= + : Yu the Great (yu) is modelling a moon (月) in the elevator's bathroom (e4). He uses a stapler (⺆) to staple a lot of capacitors (二) together to form a moon shape, while the real moon is sitting for him.

Characters with 脾 as component

脾 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 脾

character / temperament / disposition / bad temper / CL:個|个[ge4]
to penetrate deeply into the heart (idiom) / to gladden the heart / to refresh the mind
bullheadedness / stubborn
spleen and stomach (digestive organs in TCM) / preferences / one's taste (e.g. in literature)
lit. doesn't hurt the spleen or the stomach / fig. something that is not critical
depletion of the spleen (Chinese medicine)

Sentences with 脾

脾 currently does not appear in any sentence.