姑息

姑

gu̅

息

xi̅

excessively tolerant / to overindulge (sb) / overly conciliatory / to seek appeasement at any price

Characters and words in 姑息

姑

gu̅ = gu + Ø1

paternal aunt / husband's sister / husband's mother (old) / nun / for the time being (literary)

姑 = 古 + 女 : Gitta Giraffe (gu) and Bessie Coleman (女) have both decided to become nuns (姑). In front of the space station (Ø1) they are about to enter a secluded cloister (古).

息

xi̅ = xi + Ø1

breath / news / interest (on an investment or loan) / to cease / to stop / to rest / Taiwan pr. [xi2]

息 = 心 + 自 : Mnemonic symbol: to breathe fire.

息 = 心 + 自 : Marie Curie practices breathing fire in front of the space station while watching herself in a hand mirror. Because she is so exited her heart is pounding very hard.