courtyard / institution / CL:個|个[ge4]

= + : 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

to finish / to be over / whole / complete / entire

= + : In other characters: A checkered flag.

= + : 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.
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

theater / CL:家[jia1],座[zuo4]
to leave hospital / to be discharged from hospital
to enter hospital / to be hospitalized
front courtyard / front yard
criminal court / judiciary court
deputy chair of board / vice-president (of a university etc)
inner courtyard (in a courtyard house)
two chambers (of legislative assembly), e.g. House of Representatives and Senate
bicameralism / bicameral legislative system

Sentences with 院

院 currently does not appear in any sentence.