兼並與收購

兼 = 秝 + 肀 : Mnemonic symbol: a double. Joan of Arc (ji) and her stunt double (兼) are eating two bowls of cereals (秝) while the real Joan of Arc signs autographs with her crayon (肀) in front of the anthill (an1).

并 = 丷 + 开 : Brunhilde and a mean crocodile are amalgamating to a new super form in the engine's bathroom. They are forming the connection with bottle openers.

並 = 䒑 + 业 : Mnemonic symbol: combine harvester.

Brunhilde wants to harvest all the weed in the engine's bathroom with her combine harvester, but a bullfrog is standing in her way, protesting against the exploitation of nature's plants.

与 = 马 : This one looks like 马 with eyes closed, so let's use a sleepy horse as symbol. To distinguish it let's say it's a sleepy black horse.

与 = 马 : The space station has to be evacuated! Together with the unicorn, Yu the Great tries to wake up the sleepy black horse, but it sleeps really tight.

收 = 丩 + 攵 : In front of the outhouse, Sherlock Holmes is proud to receive a honorary sledge hammer for his fine detective work. Everyone is so afraid of him that they hand him the sledge hammer from far away using a roast fork.

购 = 勾 + 贝 : The crab (贝) is buying (购) Guy Fawkes' (g) cartoons (勾) in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4).