掖庭

掖
庭
Lateral Courts in the imperial palace (housing concubines and administrative offices

Characters and words in 掖庭

掖
ye̅ = y + e1
to tuck (into a pocket) / to hide / to conceal
掖
yè = y + e4
to support by the arm / to help / to promote / at the side / also pr. [yi4]
庭
tíng = ti + (e)ng2
main hall / front courtyard / law court
庭 = 广 + 廷 : Mother Teresa (ti) wants to one-up her palace courtyard (廷) for the cat-o-nine tails in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). She upgrades it to the main hall (庭) by covering the walled courtyard with a parachute (广) as canopy.

Words with 掖庭

掖庭 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 掖庭

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