to dye / to catch (a disease) / to acquire (bad habits etc) / to contaminate / to add color washes to a painting
染
=
木
+
氿
:
Robinson Crusoe (r) finds that there is a small mountain spring (氿) in the anthill (an3). Unfortunately it is contaminated (染) by a plastic Christmas tree (木) standing next to it. The BPA and dye from the Christmas tree leak into the water and change the creek's color (染).
风
=
乂
+
几
:
Frankenstein's Monster has to wait in front of the engine. Because the wind is blowing, he uses pliers to disassemble a small table and builds a shelter with the parts.
custom / convention / popular / common / coarse / vulgar / secular
俗
=
亻
+
谷
:
Rosa Luxemburg (亻) just arrived at the space station and in the entrance (Ø2) she sees Susan Saint Bernard (su) hanging out in her web. Rosa brought some popcorn (谷) as a present and asks Susan Saint Bernard whether she wants to watch a movie, which she does. Both of them think "when in Rome, do as the Romans do" (俗), so Rosa climbs up to Susan Saint Bernard in her web and Susan Saint Bernard eats some of Rosa's popcorn.