典

diǎn = di + an3

canon / law / standard work of scholarship / literary quotation or allusion / ceremony / to be in charge of / to mortgage or pawn

典 = 八 + 曲 : Mnemonic symbol: a head cannon. Dorothy Gale (di) is playing the harp (曲) inside the anthill's living room (an3) while shooting an eight ball (八) from her head cannon (典).

典 character breakdown

典
- 八
  - 丿
  - ㇏
- 曲
  - 卄
    - 一
    - 丨
  - 囗

曲

qu̅ = qu + Ø1

surname Qu

曲

qu̅ = qu + Ø1

bent / crooked / wrong

曲

qǔ = qu + Ø3

tune / song / CL:支[zhi1]

曲 = 囗 + 卄 : Mnemonic symbol: a harp. Cupid (qu) is playing a harp (曲) in the space station's living room (Ø3). He's sitting on a big enclosure (囗), playing the harp (曲) and wielding a double axe (卄) at the same time.

曲

麯

qu̅ = qu + Ø1

variant of 麴|曲[qu1]

曲

麴

qu̅ = qu + Ø1

yeast / Aspergillus (includes many common molds) / Taiwan pr. [qu2]

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.