to lower / to decrease / to reduce / to subtract / to diminish
减
=
冫
+
咸
:
Joan of Arc (ji) found that there's a giant popsicle (冫) obstructing the way to the bar inside of the anthill (an3). To clear the way, she reduces (减) the size of the popsicle by scattering salt (咸) all over it.
to press / to push down / to keep under (control) / pressure
压
=
厂
+
丶
+
土
:
Maud Younger once heard that if you apply enough pressure, one can make diamonds out of dirt. In front of the ashram, she tries this out: She puts some dirt into a chocolate factory, applies as much pressure as she can, but all that comes out are petal leaves.
程
=
呈
+
禾
:
Charlie Chaplin (ch) has been pondering over a complicated formula (程) just inside stonehenge's entrance ((e)ng2) for a long time. The formula is given on a large presentation screen (呈). While pondering over the formula Charlie Chaplin is eating a bowl of cereals (禾).
rule / order / regulations / formula / journey / procedure / sequence
程
=
呈
+
禾
:
Charlie Chaplin (ch) has been pondering over a complicated formula (程) just inside stonehenge's entrance ((e)ng2) for a long time. The formula is given on a large presentation screen (呈). While pondering over the formula Charlie Chaplin is eating a bowl of cereals (禾).
序
=
予
+
广
:
Due to an emergency Xu Xian (xu) and Zai Yu (予) both have to leave the space station from the bathroom (Ø4) and parachute (广) back to earth. They just cannot decide on the sequence (序) of who's going first.