梢

tip of branch

梢 = 木 + 肖 : Sherlock Holmes (sh) set up a Christmas Tree (木) in front of the aorta (ao1). Because he lacks a star for the top of the tree (梢) he asks the little prince (肖) to chip in and climb to the top of the tree.

梢 character breakdown

梢
- 木
  - 八
    - 丿
    - ㇏
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
- 肖
  - 小
    - 亅
    - 八
      - 丿
      - ㇏
  - 月
    - 二
      - 一
    - ⺆
      - 丿
      - ㇆
        
        一
        
        亅
  - ⺌
    - 小
      - 亅
      - 八
        
        丿
        
        ㇏

木

mù = mu + Ø4

surname Mu

木

mù = mu + Ø4

tree / wood / coffin / wooden / simple / numb / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

木 = 八 + 十 : Mnemonic symbol: a Christmas tree. Malte Monkey is putting up a Christmas tree (木) in the bathroom of the space station (Ø4). He's using a cross (十) as a base to put the tree on, and decorates the tree with eight-balls (八).

肖

xia̅o = xi + ao1

surname Xiao / Taiwan pr. [Xiao4]

肖

xiào = xi + ao4

similar / resembling / to resemble / to be like

肖 = ⺌ + 月 : The aloe vera on the moon resembles the rose on the little prince's planet. Thus I'll represent this character by the little prince.

In the aorta's bathroom, the little prince misses his asteroid and his rose so much. To comfort him, Marie Curie gives him a moon and an aloe vera to remind him of home.

木

mù = mu + Ø4

(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden