酷

kù = ku + Ø4

ruthless / strong (e.g. of wine) / (loanword) cool / hip

酷 = 告 + 酉 : Karl Koala (ku) got a new cool (酷) LED panel (告) to wake him up in the morning in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). The rooster (酉) thinks it is so cruel (酷) because to wake up Karl was his favorite activity.

酷 character breakdown

酷
- 告
  - 口
  - 牛
    - 十
      - 一
      - 丨
    - 𠂉
      - 一
      - 丿
  - ⺧
    - 丿
    - 土
      - 一
      - 十
        
        一
        
        丨
- 酉
  - 一
  - 兀
    - 一
    - 儿
      - 丿
      - 乚
  - 日
    - 一
    - 囗
  - 西
    - 兀
      - 一
      - 儿
        
        丿
        
        乚
    - 口
    - 囗

告

gào = g + ao4

to say / to tell / to announce / to report / to denounce / to file a lawsuit / to sue

告 = ⺧ + 口 : Guy Fawkes is informing the golden calf that it is not allowed to eat mandarins any more in the aorta's bathroom by pointing at a big LED screen stating so.

告 = ⺧ + 口 : Mnemonic symbol: one of these LED panels with public announcements which scroll horizontally over the panel.

酉

yǒu = y + ou3

10th earthly branch: 5-7 p.m., 8th solar month (8th September-7th October), year of the Rooster / ancient Chinese compass point: 270° (west)

酉 = 兀 + 日 : The rooster and Maud Younger are taking part in a re-enactment in the outhouse. They re-enact former times by getting up with sunrise; the rooster stands on top of the sun and crows so that everybody gets up, and Maud Younger plays a traditional sihu fiddle.