红极一时

红 = 工 + 纟 : Mnemonic symbol: a little red book.

Helga Horse (hu) is reading the little red book (红) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2), when she discovers that it is being eaten by a silk worm (纟). She overreacts a little and wants to beat the silk worm with a steel beam (工).

极

極

jí = ji + Ø2

extremely / pole (geography, physics) / utmost / top

极 = 及 + 木 : As Joan of Arc (ji) and Yuwen Huaji (及) pass over the north pole (及) at Christmas just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2) they decide to celebrate this moment by having a little contest. Between them there is a rather large Christmas tree (木) and they decide that whoever climbs to its top (极) first is the winner.

一

yi̅ = y + Ø1

one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

Maud Younger (y) forgot her keys to the space station (Ø1), all she brought outside was her flute (一). She has no choice but to crash the door with the giant flute.

一

yi̅

时

時

shí

a period of time / a while / for a short while / temporary / momentary / at the same time

时

旹

shí = sh + Ø2

old variant of 時|时[shi2]

时

時

shí = sh + Ø2

surname Shi

时

時

shí = sh + Ø2

o'clock / time / when / hour / season / period

时 = 寸 + 日 : The sun asks Sherlock Holmes out for a coffee just inside the entrance of the space station. Looking at his pocket watch, Sherlock sees he has time, winks and "thumbs up".

时 = 寸 + 日 : Mnemonic symbol: a giant pocket watch.

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