孔

surname Kong

孔 = 乚 + 孑 : Karl Koala (ku) created one 孔 cave dwelling by digging a hole (孔) into one of the engine's ((e)ng3) boulders using a shovel (乚). Unfortunately there are many mosquitoes (孑) and Karl tries to kill them using the shovel.

孔

kǒng = ku + (e)ng3

hole / CL:個|个[ge4] / classifier for cave dwellings

孔 character breakdown

孔
- 乚
- 子
  - 一
  - 了
    - 乛
    - 亅
- 孑
  - 一
  - 了
    - 乛
    - 亅
  - 子
    - 一
    - 了
      - 乛
      - 亅

乚

yà = y + a4

component in Chinese characters / archaic variant of 毫[hao2] / archaic variant of 乙[yi3]

Mnemonic symbol: a shovel (乚). Remember it by imagining Maud Younger (y) shoveling a grave in the ashram's bathroom (a4).

子

zǐ = z + Ø3

son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat / Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / sub-

子 = 了 + 一 : Zorro wants to eat an egg in the space station, and he already put it in a prize cup, as he has no egg cup. He also lacks a spoon, so he uses a big flute to crush the egg open.

子

zi = z + Ø5

(noun suffix)

孑

jié = ji + e2

all alone

孑 = 了 + 一 : Just inside the elevator's kitchen Joan of Arc hands a prize cup to a very proud mosquito. The mosquito won a flute-playing contest.