吉

jí = ji + Ø2

surname Ji / abbr. for Jilin Province 吉林省[Ji2 lin2 Sheng3]

jí = ji + Ø2

lucky / giga- (meaning billion or 10^9)

吉 = 口 + 士 : Mnemonic symbol: "Giga" stems from a Greek word for "giant", so I'll represent 吉 by a giant.

吉 = 口 + 士 : The giant just arrived at the space station and is very hungry. In each hand he holds Joan of Arc and the bachelor captive and robs them for their mandarins which he longs for.

吉

jí = ji + Ø2

surname Ji / abbr. for 吉林[Ji2 lin2] Jilin Province

吉 character breakdown

吉
- 口
- 士
  - 一
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨

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).

士

shì = sh + Ø4

surname Shi

士

shì = sh + Ø4

member of the senior ministerial class (old) / scholar (old) / bachelor / honorific / soldier / noncommissioned officer / specialist worker

士 = 十 + 一 : Sherlock Holmes (sh) is meeting the bachelor (士) in the bathroom of the space station (Ø4). Sherlock Holmes is playing a flute (一) for him, and the bachelor is wearing a huge cross (十) around his neck.

Characters with 吉 as component

周

週

zho̅u = zh + ou1

week / weekly / variant of 周[zhou1]

周

zho̅u = zh + ou1

surname Zhou / Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC)

周

zho̅u = zh + ou1

to make a circuit / to circle / circle / circumference / lap / cycle / complete / all / all over / thorough / to help financially

周 = ⺆ + 土 + 口 : Mnemonic symbol: a hula hoop. James II of England (zh) performs in front of the outhouse (ou1): he swings a hula hoop (周), juggles three mandarins (口) and balances a small heap of dirt (土) on his head. He cheated a little bit though, because he stapled the heap of dirt to his wig with a stapler (⺆).

结

結

jié = ji + e2

knot / sturdy / bond / to tie / to bind / to check out (of a hotel)

结 = 吉 + 纟 : The silk worm and Joan of Arc are in an awkward situation. The giant has pulled the worm so long that she's long enough to tie Joan of Arc to one of the pillars of the elevator's kitchen, and to even make a knot.

结

結

jie̅ = ji + e1

(of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds) / Taiwan pr. [jie2]

台

臺

tái = t + ai2

Taiwan (abbr.)

台 = 厶 + 口 : Tecumseh assumed is new post behind a counter in the airplane's kitchen. His task is to give a mandarin as a present to every visitor. Because he's allergic to mandarins he wears a fake nose so he doesn't have to smell them.

台

臺

tái = t + ai2

platform / stage / terrace / stand / support / station / broadcasting station / classifier for vehicles or machines

嘉

jia̅ = ji + a1

excellent / auspicious / to praise / to commend

嘉 = 吉 + 茄 : Joan of Arc (ji) received a very important guest (嘉) in front of the ashram (a1), the giant (吉). She made his favorite dish for him: eggplant (茄). The giant tastes the dish and exclaims that it is very excellent (嘉).

嘉

jia̅ = ji + a1

surname Jia

洁

潔

jié = ji + e2

clean

洁 = 吉 + 氵 : Joan of Arc (ji) arrives just inside the elevator's kitchen (e2) to find a huge mess to clean up (洁). The giant (吉) has casually thrown mandarins, flutes and bottles of water (氵) everywhere. With so many things not going her way, she could really use a bit of good luck! (吉)

袁

yuán = yu + an2

long robe (old)

袁 = 吉 + 𧘇 : Did you know that it was Yu the Great (yu) and the giant (吉) who captured Yuan (袁) Shikai at the end of the war for the republic in 1916? They waited for him just inside the anthill's kitchen (an2) and wrapped him up in a long robe (袁) as soon as he entered.

袁

yuán = yu + an2

surname Yuan