漆

qi̅ = qi + Ø1

paint / lacquer / CL:道[dao4] / to paint (furniture, walls etc)

漆 = 氵 + 木 + 人 + 氺 : Neanderthal Man (人) and the Queen of Hearts (qi) want to paint (漆) their Christmas tree (木) in front of the space station (Ø1). They set up an aqueduct (氺) to deliver the paint (漆) right from the space station and they store it in water bottles (氵) for later use.

漆 character breakdown

漆
- 人
  - 丿
  - ㇏
- 木
  - 八
    - 丿
    - ㇏
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
- 氵
  - ⺀
    - 丶
  - ㇀
- 氺
  - 水
    - 丿
    - 亅
    - ㇏
    - ㇇

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).

氵

shuǐ = shu + ei3

"water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85), occurring in 沒|没[mei2], 法[fa3], 流[liu2] etc / see also 三點水|三点水[san1 dian3 shui3]

氵 = ⺀ + ㇀ : Mnemonic symbol: a bottle of water. Sheldon Shrimp (shu) enjoys a bottle of water (氵) in the Eiffel Tower's living room (ei3). The got the water by scratching (㇀) a blossom (⺀) and catching the leaking dew in a bottle.

氺

shuǐ = shu + ei3

archaic variant of 水[shui3]

氺 = 水 : As archaic symbol for an archaic character I choose the aqueduct.

人

rén = r + (e)n2

person; people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

人 = 丿 + ㇏ : Mnemonic symbol: Neanderthal Man (人). Robinson Crusoe (r-) is looking for snacks in the encampment's kitchen (-en2) when he suddenly spots Neanderthal Man (人). Neanderthal Man offers him a banana (丿), but Robinson Crusoe doesn't trust the present and pokes it with a finger (㇏).