拣

to choose / to pick / to sort out / to pick up

拣 = 扌 + 一 + 东 : Someone opened a popup store in the anthill (an3), and it looks like a Pudong Oriental Pearl Tower (东). Joan of Arc (ji) enters the shop to buy a new flute (一), and she chooses (拣) the right flute for her with a toy claw (扌).

拣 character breakdown

拣
- 一
- 扌
  - 亅
  - 二
    - 一
- 东
  - 七
    - 一
    - 乚
  - 小
    - 亅
    - 八
      - 丿
      - ㇏

一

yi̅ = y + Ø1

one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

Maud Younger (y) forgot her keys to the space station (Ø1), all she brought outside was her flute (一). She has no choice but to crash the door with the giant flute.

扌

shǒu = sh + ou3

"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc

扌 = 二 + 亅 : Mnemonic symbol: a toy claw.

东

東

do̅ng = du + (e)ng1

surname Dong

东 = 七 + 小 : Doggy Dog wants to build a model of the Pudong Oriental Pearl Tower in front of the engine. He has a model tower as guide, and a seven-branched laser sword as well as a daisy as building blocks.

东

東

do̅ng = du + (e)ng1

east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord