茕

alone / desolate

茕 character breakdown

茕
- 冖
- 卂
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
  - 乁
- 艹

mì = mi + Ø4

"cover" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 14), occurring in 軍|军[jun1], 冠[guan1] etc, known as 禿寶蓋|秃宝盖[tu1 bao3 gai4] or 平寶蓋|平宝盖[ping2 bao3 gai4]

Mnemonic symbol: 冖 shall be represented by a cooking top. Marilyn Monroe (mi-) wants to use the bathroom in the space station (Ø4), but the door is broken! She tries to cover herself with a cooking top (冖) instead.

卂

xùn = xu + (e)n4

(archaic) to fly rapidly

卂 = 乁 + 十 : Xu Xian (xu) invented a new theme park ride in the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4). He attached a cross (十) to a jetpack (卂) and has the cross secured by an anchor (乁) on a short chain. If he starts the jetpack the cross will rapidly fly (卂) in all directions, and whoever can say on the cross for ten seconds will win a price.

艹

cǎo = c + ao3

grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5]

Artificial lawn. The King of Chu burns artificial lawn in the aorta.