客

kè = k + e4

customer / visitor / guest

客 = 各 + 宀 : Karl Marx (k) is receiving a visitor in the elevator's bathroom (e4). His guest is wearing a graduation cap (宀) and a dress made of stars (各).

客 character breakdown

客
- 各
  - 口
  - 夂
    - 丿
    - 又
      - ㇏
      - ㇇
- 宀
  - 丶
  - 冖

各

gè = g + e4

each / every

各 = 口 + 夂 : Mnemonic symbol: each and every (各) one of us is made of atoms, of which most were created in a star (from lighter atoms). That's why I choose to represent this character by a star. Guy Fawkes (g) is stepping on a mandarin (口) with high heels (夂) in the bathroom of the elevator (e4). As he squeezes, the mandarin suddenly explodes in a rain of stars (各). Each and every (各) one of them is shining brighter than the others.

宀

mián = mi + an2

"roof" radical (Kangxi radical 40), occurring in 家, 定, 安 etc, referred to as 寶蓋|宝盖[bao3 gai4]

宀 = 丶 + 冖 : Mnemonic symbol: the strokes of this character look like a graduation cap (宀). Marilyn Monroe (mi-) wants to go to the anthill after her graduation from university. In the anthill's kitchen (an2), her friends snatch away her graduation cap (宀), and instead put a cooking top (冖) and a petal leaf (丶) on her head.

Characters with 客 as component

额

頟

é = Ø + e2

variant of 額|额[e2]

额 = 客 + 页 : Albert Einstein (Ø) and his guest (客) are playing a game of 20 questions just inside the elevator's kitchen (e2). They both have sheets of paper (页) fixed to their foreheads (额) with a name on each to guess.

额

額

é = Ø + e2

forehead / horizontal tablet or inscribed board / specified number or amount