睬

cǎi = c + ai3

variant of 睬[cai3]

睬 = 目 + 采 : The King of Chu (c) is playing a song for the sun (目) in the airplane (ai3), but the sun is not paying attention to the song at all. It only pays attention (睬) to the King of Chu's beautiful golden plectrum (采).

睬

cǎi = c + ai3

to pay attention / to take notice of / to care for

睬 character breakdown

睬
- 采
  - 木
    - 八
      - 丿
      - ㇏
    - 十
      - 一
      - 丨
  - 爫
    - 丿
    - ⺍
      - 小
        
        亅
        
        八
        
        丿
        
        ㇏
- 目
  - 二
    - 一
  - 囗

采

採

cǎi = c + ai3

to pick / to pluck / to collect / to select / to choose / to gather

采 = 木 + 爫 : Mnemonic symbol: a plectrum.

采 = 木 + 爫 : The King of Chu (c) decorated the airplane's (ai3) Christmas trees (木) with plectrums (采), now it's time to decorate himself. He selects parts of his beard to shave with an electric razor (爫), then goes on to select some of the leaves to pluck them out and put them in his partly shaved face.

目

mù = mu + Ø4

eye / (literary) to look; to regard / eye (of a net); mesh / mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目數|目数[mu4 shu4]) / item; section / list; catalogue / (taxonomy) order / name; title

目 = 囗 + 二 : Mnemonic symbol: the Eye of Providence (目).

Malte Monkey (mu-) is unpacking an enclosure (囗) full of capacitors (二). He's afraid that the Eye of Providence (目) will see him, so he does it secretly in the space station's bathroom (-Ø4).