竺

zhú = zhu + Ø2

surname Zhu / abbr. for 天竺[Tian1 zhu2] India (esp. in Tang or Buddhist context) / Buddhism (archaic)

竺

dǔ = du + Ø3

variant of 篤|笃[du3]

竺 character breakdown

竺
- 二
  - 一
- 竹
  - 丨
  - 亅
  - 亇
    - 亅
    - 人
      - 丿
      - ㇏
    - ⺈
      - 刀
        
        丿
        
        ㇆
        
        一
        
        亅
  - 𠂉
    - 一
    - 丿

二

èr = Ø + Ø4

two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid

二 = 一 : Mnemonic symbol: a capacitor, because the two strokes remind me of the symbol in electrical drawings. Albert Einstein (Ø) is experimenting with a capacitor (二) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He finds that it's uncomfortable to discharge a capacitor using two flutes (一).

竹

zhú = zhu + Ø2

bamboo / CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1] / Kangxi radical 118

竹 = 𠂉 + 丨 + 亅 : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) is weaving a bamboo basket (竹) in the space station's kitchen (Ø2). He is using a key (𠂉), a dinosaur bone (丨) and a crowbar (亅) as basis structure and connects the three stays by weaving soft bamboo (竹) around them.