五更

五
更
fifth of the five night watch periods 03:00-05:00 (old)

Characters and words in 五更

五
wǔ = w + Ø3
five / 5
五 = 王 + 丨 : Mnemonic symbol: a pentagram.

Martin Luther King (王) helps Willy Walrus (w) to construct a pentagram (五) out of dinosaur bones (丨) inside the space station (Ø3).
五 = 工 + 乛 : Mnemonic symbol: a pentagram.

In the space station (Ø3), Willy Walrus (w) chops up a steel beam (工) with a sickle (乛) into five (五) equal parts. He uses the five parts to assemble a steel pentagram (五).
更
ge̅ng = g + (e)ng1
to change or replace / to experience / one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided / watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
更
gèng = g + (e)ng4
more / even more / further / still / still more
更 = 丈 + 日 : 人心不足，蛇吞象: A person who always wants more is like a snake which wants to eat an elephant.
更 = 丈 + 日 : Guy Fawkes found a snake who ate an elephant in the engine's bathroom, and now it can't move anymore. Together with his friends Bigfoot and the sun, he carries it out of the bathroom.

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