彖

to foretell the future using the trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经

彖 = 𧰨 + 彑 : Tommy Turtle (tu) is using the Book of Changes to foretell the future (彖) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). It says that he will very soon have a wet snout (彑) and indeed, just seconds later a very wet (but friendly) caterpillar (𧰨) falls on his head.

彖 character breakdown

彖
- 彑
- 𧰨
  - 丿
  - 亅
  - ㇏

彑

jì = ji + Ø4

variant of 彐[ji4]

A wet dog's snout.

𧰨

Character component without intrinsic meaning

𧰨 = 丿 + 亅 + ㇏ : Mnemonic symbol: let's say this one looks like a friendly caterpillar. The many 丿 strokes to the left are the legs, the 亅 stroke is the body and the two strokes to the right (丿 and ㇏) are two of many hairs.

The friendly caterpillar is crawling all over a banana (丿) eating it, but there are many fingers (㇏) and crowbars (亅) trying to push it away.

Characters with 彖 as component

缘

緣

yuán = yu + an2

cause / reason / karma / fate / predestined affinity / margin / hem / edge / along

缘 = 彖 + 纟 : Yu the Great (yu) is foreseeing the silkworm's (纟) future in the anthill's kitchen (an2) using the Book of Changes (彖). The book says that the silk worm has great karma (缘) and will lead a long and fulfilled life.

喙

huì = hu + ei4

beak / snout / mouth / to pant

篆

zhuàn = zhu + an4

seal (of office) / seal script (a calligraphic style) / the small seal 小篆 and great seal 大篆 / writing in seal script

蠡

lí = li + Ø2

calabash

蠡

lǐ = li + Ø3

wood-boring insect