酊

di̅ng = di + (e)ng1

tincture (loanword)

酊

dǐng = di + (e)ng3

intoxicated

酊

dǐng = di + (e)ng3

used in 酩酊[ming3 ding3]

酊 character breakdown

酊
- 丁
  - 一
  - 亅
- 酉
  - 一
  - 兀
    - 一
    - 儿
      - 丿
      - 乚
  - 日
    - 一
    - 囗
  - 西
    - 兀
      - 一
      - 儿
        
        丿
        
        乚
    - 口
    - 囗

丁

di̅ng = di + (e)ng1

surname Ding

丁

di̅ng = di + (e)ng1

male adult / the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干[tian1 gan1] / fourth (used like "4" or "D") / small cube of meat or vegetable / (literary) to encounter / (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195° / (chemistry) butyl

丁 = 一 + 亅 : Mnemonic symobl: a nail. 一 is the head of the nail and 亅 is the shaft. The point of the nail is already a bit bent.

Dorothy Gale (di) balances a flute (一) on a crowbar (亅) in front of the engine ((e)ng1). For this trick, she wins the fourth (丁) place in an artists competition and gets a quarter (丁) of a pizza as prize. Unfortunately, there is a big nail (mnemonic symbol for 丁) on the pizza slice.

酉

yǒu = y + ou3

10th earthly branch: 5-7 p.m., 8th solar month (8th September-7th October), year of the Rooster / ancient Chinese compass point: 270° (west)

酉 = 兀 + 日 : The rooster and Maud Younger are taking part in a re-enactment in the outhouse. They re-enact former times by getting up with sunrise; the rooster stands on top of the sun and crows so that everybody gets up, and Maud Younger plays a traditional sihu fiddle.