削

to peel with a knife / to pare / to cut (a ball at tennis etc)

削 = 刂 + 肖 : In front of the aorta (ao1) Marie Curie (xi) teaches the little prince (肖) how to peel (削) fruits using a kitchen knife (刂).

削

xue̅ = xu + e1

to pare / to reduce / to remove / Taiwan pr. [xue4]

削 = 刂 + 肖 : Olymp's rulers decided that they want to reduce (削) their staff. In front of the elevator (e1) Xu Xian (xu) and the little prince (肖) have to fight with kitchen knifes (刂) to see who will be allowed to stay.

削 character breakdown

削
- 刂
  - 丨
  - 亅
- 肖
  - 小
    - 亅
    - 八
      - 丿
      - ㇏
  - 月
    - 二
      - 一
    - ⺆
      - 丿
      - ㇆
        
        一
        
        亅
  - ⺌
    - 小
      - 亅
      - 八
        
        丿
        
        ㇏

刂

da̅o = d + ao1

Kangxi radical 18 (刀[dao1]) as a vertical side element / see also 立刀旁[li4 dao1 pang2] / see also 側刀旁|侧刀旁[ce4 dao1 pang2]

刂 = 丨 + 亅 : Mnemonic symbol: a kitchen knife. Don Quixote (d) is showing off his special knifes in front of the aorta (ao1). One is made from a dinosaur bone (丨), and the other is made from a crowbar (亅).

肖

xia̅o = xi + ao1

surname Xiao / Taiwan pr. [Xiao4]

肖

xiào = xi + ao4

similar / resembling / to resemble / to be like

肖 = ⺌ + 月 : The aloe vera on the moon resembles the rose on the little prince's planet. Thus I'll represent this character by the little prince.

In the aorta's bathroom, the little prince misses his asteroid and his rose so much. To comfort him, Marie Curie gives him a moon and an aloe vera to remind him of home.