事

matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]

事 = 𠮛 + 彐 + 亅 : Mnemonic symbol: The thing.

事 = 𠮛 + 彐 + 亅 : Sherlock Holmes read a magic scroll in the bathroom of the space station. The scroll promised eternal love to anyone who reads it and wears a pig's nose while doing so, and Sherlock gave it a try. Now he summoned the thing, and he is scared to death! All he has to defend with is a crowbar. However, he never was in danger: Since he is wearing the pig snout, the thing thinks Sherlock is his mommy, and it just wants to cuddle.

事 character breakdown

事
- 亅
- 彐
  - 二
    - 一
- 𠮛
  - 一
  - 口

亅

jué = ju + e2

"vertical stroke with hook" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 6) / see also 豎鉤|竖钩[shu4 gou1]

Mnemonic symbol: 亅 looks like a crowbar. Zeus (ju) is bored and presses all the buttons next to the elevator kitchen's (e2) door with his crowbar (亅).

彐

jì = ji + Ø4

pig snout (Kangxi radical 58)

彐 = ㇕ + 二 : Joan of Arc wears a fake pig snout in the space station's bathroom and makes grunting and squealing sounds.

𠮛

Character component without intrinsic meaning

𠮛 = 一 + 口 : This character looks like a scroll, on which your aim is written. A scroll with the paper made from mandarins (口), and a flute (一) to wrap it all up.