苟

gǒu = g + ou3

surname Gou

gǒu = g + ou3

if / supposing / careless / negligent / temporarily

苟 = 艹 + 句 : Inside the outhouse, the grammar Nazi is temporarily careless and steps on Guy Fawkes latest piece of art, a sheet of artificial lawn. Guy Fawkes is so upset about the grammar Nazi's carelessness that Guy Fawkes throws her out.

苟 character breakdown

苟
- 句
  - 勹
    - 丿
    - ㇆
      - 一
      - 亅
  - 口
- 艹

句

go̅u = g + ou1

variant of 勾[gou1]

句

jù = ju + Ø4

sentence / clause / phrase / classifier for phrases or lines of verse

句 = 勹 + 口 : Mnemonic symbol: a grammar nazi.

Zeus, the elephant and the grammar nazi are playing monkey in the bathroom's space station. The elephant uses its long trunk to hold the mandarin just above the grammar nazis head where he can't reach it, while Zeus laughs out loud.

艹

cǎo = c + ao3

grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5]

Artificial lawn. The King of Chu burns artificial lawn in the aorta.

Characters with 苟 as component

敬

jìng = ji + (e)ng4

(bound form) respectful; to respect / to offer politely

敬

jìng = ji + (e)ng4

to respect / to venerate / to salute / to offer

敬 = 苟 + 攵 : Joan of Arc has been drinking too carelessly in the engine's bathroom, and the next day's headache feels like a sledgehammer working its way into her skull. She really shouldn't have been toasting to herself so many times.