兆

(bound form) omen / to foretell / million; mega- / (Tw) trillion; tera- / (old) billion

兆 = 儿 + 丷 + 八 : Mnemonic symbol: a vulture, as the ancient Greek observed vultures and deducted omens from their behavior.

James II of England (zh) wants to know whether his coronation and his proposed eight-year plan is under a good omen (兆) and watches a vulture (兆) inside of the aorta's bathroom (ao4). In fact the vulture is ridden by Sun Wukong (儿) who is fighting a mean crocodile (丷) by throwing eight-balls (八) at it. The crocodile easily smashes the eight-balls with its large jaw. James II of England deduces that this is not a very good omen.

兆 character breakdown

兆
- 丷
- 儿
  - 丿
  - 乚
- 八
  - 丿
  - ㇏

丷

ba̅ = b + a1

"eight" component in Chinese characters / archaic variant of 八[ba1]

Mnemonic symbol: a crocodile with mean eyes. Beelzebub (b) is fighting with eight crocodiles (丷) in front of the ashram (a1).

丷

one of the characters used in kwukyel, an ancient Korean writing system

儿

rén = r + (e)n2

variant of 人[ren2] / "person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 10), occurring in 兒, 兀, 兄 etc

儿

兒

ér = Ø + Ø2

child / son

儿 = 丿 + 乚 : Mnemonic symbol: "son" (儿) sounds similar to "Sun" like in "Sun Wu Kong", so it's gonna be represented by the monkey king. Albert Einstein (Ø-) and Sun Wu Kong (儿) are fighting in the space station's kitchen (-Ø2). Their weapons: Albert Einstein has a shovel (乚), and Sun Wu Kong has a banana (丿).

儿

兒

non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final

八

ba̅ = b + a1

eight; 8

八 = 丿 + ㇏ : Mnemonic symbol: an eight-ball.

Beelzebub (b-) wants to find new ways to lure people into playing pool billiard. To this end he is meditating on top of an eight-ball (八) in front of the Ashram (a1). He uses a finger (㇏) and a banana (丿) as incense to create the right atmosphere.

Characters with 兆 as component

桃

táo = t + ao2

peach

桃 = 兆 + 木 : A few vultures (兆) cast an eye at Tecumseh's (t) Christmas tree (木) in the aorta's kitchen (ao2). To keep the vultures at bay Tecumseh throws peaches (桃) at them.

脊

jǐ = ji + Ø3

(bound form) spine; backbone / (bound form) ridge

脊 = 兆 + 月 : Joan of Arc (ji) collapsed on the ridge (脊) of the moon during her hike in the space station's living room (Ø3). A vulture (兆) is waiting nearby for Joan to die so it can rip out her spine (脊).

跳

tiào = ti + ao4

to jump / to hop / to skip over / to bounce / to palpitate

跳 = ⻊ + 兆 : Mother Teresa (ti) and the vulture (兆) are playing leapfrog (跳) inside of the aorta's bathroom (ao4) while wearing cowboy boots (⻊). They jump (跳) over each other without end.

逃

táo = t + ao2

to escape / to run away / to flee

逃 = 兆 + 辶 : A vulture (兆) is escaping (逃) with Tecumseh's (t) new gladiator sandals (辶) through the aorta's kitchen (ao2).

挑

tia̅o = ti + ao1

to carry on a shoulder pole / to choose / to pick / to nitpick

挑 = 兆 + 扌 : In front of the aorta (ao1) Mother Teresa (ti) is carrying two vultures (兆) on a toy claw (扌) used as shoulder stick (挑).

挑

tiǎo = ti + ao3

to raise / to dig up / to poke / to prick / to incite / to stir up

挑 = 兆 + 扌 : Mother Teresa (ti) is lying motionless inside of the aorta (ao3). The vultures (兆) want to know if she's already dead, so they poke (挑) her with a toy claw (扌).

姚

yáo = y + ao2

surname Yao

姚

yáo = y + ao2

handsome / good-looking

眺

tiào = ti + ao4

to gaze into the distance