禽

generic term for birds and animals / birds / to capture (old)

禽 = 人 + 离 : The Queen of Hearts (qi) told Neanderthal Man (人) to go on a short spin with her birds (禽), but Neanderthal Man misunderstands and spins the birds in the centrifuge (离) in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2).

禽 character breakdown

禽
- 人
  - 丿
  - ㇏
- 离
  - 㐫
    - 亠
      - 一
      - 丶
    - 凶
      - 乂
        
        丿
        
        ㇏
      - 凵
  - 亠
    - 一
    - 丶
  - 凶
    - 乂
      - 丿
      - ㇏
    - 凵
  - 禸
    - 冂
      - 丨
      - ㇆
        
        一
        
        亅
    - 厶

离

chi̅ = ch + Ø1

mythical beast (archaic)

离

離

lí = li + Ø2

surname Li

离

離

lí = li + Ø2

to leave / to part from / to be away from / (in giving distances) from / without (sth) / independent of / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing fire / ☲

离 = 亠 + 凶 + 禸 : Mnemonic symbol: from 离心机 or 离心分离机, a centrifuge.

离 = 亠 + 凶 + 禸 : Li Qingzhao is about to leave the space station. As a souvenir she put her beret in the space station's centrifuge and got a demon mask out. Angrily she tramples on the demon mask because what she wanted was a nice and modern hat.

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 (㇏).