呵

a̅ = Ø + a1

variant of 啊[a1]

he̅ = h + e1

expel breath / my goodness

呵 = 口 + 可 : Hamlet (h) started to train to sit on a bed of nails (可) in front of the elevator (e1). After every session he treats his skin with a mandarin (口) and expels (呵) "oh my goodness!" (呵)

呵 character breakdown

呵
- 口
- 可
  - 丁
    - 一
    - 亅
  - 口

口

kǒu = k + ou3

mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

Mnemonic symbol: 口 shall be represented by a mandarin. Karl Marx (k-) is enjoying a mandarin in the outhouse's living room (ou3).

可

kě = k + e3

can / may / able to / to approve / to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly / very

可 = 丁 + 口 : Karl Marx (k) is challenging his abilities (可) in the elevator's living room (e3). He tries to force a nail (丁) into a mandarin (口), just by using his head. On top of that he tries to do so one thousand times, in order to create a bed of nails (mnemonic symbol for 可).

可 = 丁 + 口 : Alternative mnemonic symbol: kebab, from the pronunciation "ke". Karl Marx (k) is preparing a kebab (mnemonic symbol for 可) in the elevator's living room (e3). He also skewers mandarins (口) on the long steel nails (丁) and will only allow (可) his guests to eat the rest of the kebab if they eat their mandarins first.

可

kè = k + e4

used in 可汗[ke4 han2]