院

院
yuàn = yu + an4
courtyard / institution / CL:個|个[ge4]
院 = 完 + 阝 : The pope (阝) wants to join the cloister (寺院), but first he has to pass Yu the Great's (yu) test. He has to run as fast as he can from Vatikan City to the anthill's bathroom (an4), where the entrance to the cloister is. As he arrives at the bathroom huffing and puffing, Yu the Great is waving with a checkered flag.

院 character breakdown

完
wán = w + an2
to finish / to be over / whole / complete / entire
完 = 元 + 宀 : In other characters: A checkered flag.
完 = 元 + 宀 : Willy Walrus celebrates finishing his degree just inside the anthill's kitchen. He wears a graduation cap, gets lots of coins and somebody waves with a checkered flag.
阝
Character component without intrinsic meaning
When on the left hand side of any character, it's the pope, but when it's on the right hand side of any character, it's the emperor.

Characters with 院 as component

院 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 院

人
民
法
院
people's court (of law) / people's tribunal
中
中
国
國
科
科
学
學
院
院
Chinese Academy of Science
中
中
央
央
戏
戲
剧
劇
学
學
院
院
Central Academy of Drama
中
央
研
究
院
Academia Sinica, research institution headquartered in Taipei
中
中
央
央
音
音
乐
樂
学
學
院
院
Central Conservatory of Music
中
研
院
Academia Sinica / abbr. for 中央研究院[Zhong1 yang1 Yan2 jiu1 yuan4]
中
科
院
abbr. for 中國社會科學院|中国社会科学院[Zhong1 guo2 She4 hui4 Ke1 xue2 yuan4], Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
五
院
the five yuan (administrative branches of government) of the Republic of China under Sun Yat-sen's constitution: 行政院[Xing2 zheng4 yuan4] Executive Yuan, 立法院[Li4 fa3 yuan4] Legislative Yuan, 司法院[Si1 fa3 yuan4] Judicial Yuan, 考試院|考试院[Kao3 shi4 yuan4] Examination Yuan, 監察院|监察院[Jian1 cha2 yuan4] Control Yuan
中
研
院
Academia Sinica (abbr. for 中央研究院[Zhong1 yang1 Yan2 jiu1 yuan4])
中
中
国
國
社
社
会
會
科
科
学
學
院
院
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)

Sentences with 院

院 currently does not appear in any sentence.