尊賢使能

尊 = 寸 + 酋 : Mnemonic symbol: a wise old honorable sage.

Zapatista Zebra (zu) asks a honorable sage (尊) and a chieftain (酋) whether or not he should continue his path in front of the encampment ((e)n1). The chieftain gives him the thumbs up (寸), but the sage holds his thumb down.

贤 = 肾 + 贝 : Just inside the anthill's kitchen (an2) Marie Curie (xi) is listening to a broadcast in the radio (肾) about how awesome and honorific (贤) crabs (贝) are. A crab is standing nearby and is very proud to be admired by Marie Curie.

使 = 亻 + 吏 : Sherlock Holmes, Rosa Luxemburg and the space station's clerk play a simultaneous game of rock paper scissors in the space station, as they have to decide who will be sent as a messenger back to earth to admit that they need another 3 000 000 000 $ funding.

能 = 匕 + 厶 + 月 : Mnemonic symbol: bicorne hat.

能 = 匕 + 厶 + 月 : Napoleon and the moon are fighting over who's the real Napoleon in the engine's kitchen. They both wield a ladle each. During the battle, Napoleon destroys the moon's fake nose, while the moon dents Napoleon's bicorne hat.