夌

to dawdle / the name of the father of the Emperor Yao

夌 = 土 + 八 + 夂 : Li Qingzhao (li) and the father of emperor Yao (夌) are racing through engine's entrance ((e)ng2). During their race they have to wear high heels (夂) and walk over mud (土) and eight-balls (八).

夌 character breakdown

夌
- 八
  - 丿
  - ㇏
- 土
  - 一
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
- 夂
  - 丿
  - 又
    - ㇏
    - ㇇

土

tǔ = tu + Ø3

Tu (ethnic group) / surname Tu

土

tǔ = tu + Ø3

earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

土 = 十 + 一 : Tommy Turtle (tu) wants to fix a cross (十) on a flute (一) in the space station's living room (Ø3). He uses dust and clay (土) to hold them together.

夂

zhǐ = zh + Ø3

"walk slowly" component in Chinese characters / see also 冬字頭|冬字头[dong1 zi4 tou2]

夂 = 丿 + 又 : Mnemonic symbol: In high heels, one can walk only slowly. James II of England (zh) is wearing high heels (夂) inside the space station's living room (Ø3). He's not only walking slowly (夂), he even slips on a banana (丿)! He's lucky to land on a boxing glove (又) though.

八

ba̅ = b + a1

eight; 8

八 = 丿 + ㇏ : Mnemonic symbol: an eight-ball.

Beelzebub (b-) wants to find new ways to lure people into playing pool billiard. To this end he is meditating on top of an eight-ball (八) in front of the Ashram (a1). He uses a finger (㇏) and a banana (丿) as incense to create the right atmosphere.

Characters with 夌 as component

陵

líng = li + (e)ng2

mound / tomb / hill / mountain

陵 = 夌 + 阝 : Li Qingzhao (li), the father of emperor Yao (夌) and the pope (阝) are in a competition over who will have the largest tomb (陵) mound (陵). They are all busy heaping up hills (陵) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2).

凌

líng = li + (e)ng2

to approach / to rise high / thick ice / to insult or maltreat

凌 = 冫 + 夌 : The father of emperor Yao (夌) is approaching (凌) Li Qingzhao (li) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). As he arrives he asks for ice cream (冰激凌), and Li Qingzhao produces a popsicle (冫) from the freezer. As she takes out the popsicle she notices thick ice (凌) has built up in the freezer.

凌

líng = li + (e)ng2

surname Ling