仰

surname Yang

仰 = 亻 + 卬 : Erich Honecker (卬) is not dead: he has become the leader of the anglepod! Deep inside the anglepod (ang3) Maud Younger (y) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) meet him. They have to raise their heads (仰) to admire (仰) him because he is sitting on a very high throne.

仰

yǎng = y + ang3

to face upward / to look up / to admire / to rely on

仰 character breakdown

仰
- 亻
  - 丨
  - 丿
- 卬
  - 匚
  - 卩
    - 丨
    - ㇆
      - 一
      - 亅

亻

rén = r + (e)n2

"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)

亻 = 丿 + 丨 : Mnemonic symbol: Rosa Luxemburg. She's quite radical, and her name starts with "r", just like "ren2". Also, 亻appears at the left-hand side of characters, and Rosa is a leftist as well.

Robinson Crusoe (r) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) are having their favorite snacks in the encampment's kitchen: Rosa is eating a banana (丿) and Robinson is eating a dinosaur bone (丨).

卬

áng = Ø + ang2

surname Ang

卬 = 匚 + 卩 : Mnemonic symbol: as a variant of 昂, I'll choose Erich Honecker, 昂纳克, as representative for 卬.

Erich Honecker (卬) and Albert Einstein (Ø) find a heavy metal box (匚) just inside the anglepod's kitchen (ang2). As they open it they hope to find a hidden treasure, but instead they find a super cute baby seal (卩).

卬

áng = Ø + ang2

I (regional colloquial) / me / variant of 昂[ang2]