to invite / to request / to intercept / to solicit / to seek
邀
=
敫
+
辶
:
Maud Younger (y) finished her first pair of gladiator sandals (辶) and is very proud of herself. She wants to show the sandals to everyone. To invite (邀) the people to try on her sandals, she loudly plays an ancient musical instrument (敫) in front of the aorta (ao1) to attract attention.
to ask / to invite / please (do sth) / to treat (to a meal etc) / to request
请
=
讠
+
青
:
The Queen of Hearts set up a fountain of youth right in the middle of the engine. She invites everyone to take a sip and even set up an advertising column to motivate the visitors to come and try it.
to compete / competition / match / to surpass / better than / superior to / to excel
赛
=
宀
+
井
+
丌
+
贝
:
Socrates (s) and the crab (贝) are competing in a competition (赛) in the airplane's bathroom (ai4). The competition is about stacking wells (井) as high as possible. After time's up, Socrates is the clear winner. He climbs the winner's pedestal (丌) and receives a honorary PhD and thus a graduation cap (宀).