柴米油鹽醬醋茶

柴 = 木 + 此 : Charlie Chaplin (ch) found new boots (此) under the Christmas tree (木) in the airplane's kitchen (ai2) and is eager to try them out. He gets some firewood (柴), makes a fire and is amazed that with the boots he is able to walk over the fire. He is so amazed that he spontaneously walks all over the Christmas tree (like indicated in the character 柴).

柴 = 木 + 此 : Charlie Chaplin (ch) found new boots (此) under the Christmas tree (木) in the airplane's kitchen (ai2) and is eager to try them out. He gets some firewood (柴), makes a fire and is amazed that with the boots he is able to walk over the fire. He is so amazed that he spontaneously walks all over the Christmas tree (like indicated in the character 柴).

米 = 丷 + 木 : Mnemonic symbol: a sack of rice.

Marilyn Monroe and the mean crocodile celebrate Christmas with a Christmas tree inside of the space station. Coincidentally they got each other the same present: each of them is giving the other one a sack of rice.

油 = 氵 + 由 : Maud Younger (y) is creating art in the outhouse's kitchen (ou2). She is painting a picture using oil (油) paint and occasionally using water color stored in a water bottle (氵). She is nipping a cuba libre (由) and from time to time even using her drink as color for her picture.

盐 = 土 + 卜 + 皿 : Maud Younger (y) finished cooking a dish in the anthill's kitchen (an2) when she finds that she's out of salt (盐). Her last hope is to put some dirt (土) in a bowl (皿) and trying to change it into salt (盐) using a voodoo staff (卜).

酱 = 丬 + 夕 + 酉 : Joan of Arc (ji) spilled a bottle of soy sauce (酱) in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4). She quickly covers the mess with sawdust (丬), but there are already a few bats (夕) and roosters (酉) licking up the soy sauce.

醋 = 酉 + 昔 : Because Kitty Cat (cu) is chasing the rooster (酉) so often it decided to take revenge. In the space station's bathroom (Ø4) Kitty Cat is about to enjoy a milkshake (昔) into which the rooster poured a good shot of vinegar (醋).

茶 = 艹 + 人 + 朩 : Neanderthal Man (人) is just about to make the discovery of concocting the first tea (茶) in the history of humanity. In the ashram's kitchen (a2), he put artificial lawn (艹) into a sewage pipe sticking out of the floor (朩) and boils it. He also has a special ingredient: he also boils Charlie Chaplin (ch) for an extra strong taste.