Mnemonic symbol: this character looks a bit like a bat, and bats come out of their caves at dusk. I could see the upper left 丿 as part of the bat's right wing, ㇇ as the body/head and 丶 as the eye of the bat.
Xi Shi (xi) goes out for a space walk in front of the space station (Ø1) in the evening (夕), where she observes a space bat.
夕 character breakdown
The character 夕 cannot be broken down into individual components.
name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people
名
=
口
+
夕
:
Mnemonic symbol: a name badge (from 名牌).
Marilyn Monroe (mi) prepared a mandarin (口) for her bat (夕) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2) and put her little darling's name badge (名) in front of it.
Many (多) and Doggy Dog (du) have great fun chasing a bat (夕) in front of the observatory (o1). After a while there are two bats (多), and it's not so easy to chase them any more. Suddenly there are more and more (多) bats! Now Many and Doggy Dog experience what it is like to be chased for a change.
外
=
夕
+
卜
:
There's a hole in the wall of the airplane's bathroom (ai4), and from outside (外), a bat (夕) wants to enter. Willy Walrus (w) is very afraid of bats, so he does his best to hinder the bat from entering with a voodoo staff (卜).
Don Quixote (d) is hypnotized by a wicked witch (歹) playing her flute (一) in the airplane (ai3). She's playing her magic flute in order to sedate Don Quixote, so that her bats (夕) can drink his blood.
dream / CL:場|场[chang2],個|个[ge4] / (bound form) to dream
梦
=
夕
+
林
:
Mahatma Gandhi (m) once had a very strange dream (梦). He was occupying the engine's toilet ((e)ng4) and saw bats (夕) sitting in the forest trees (林) surrounding him. Suddenly he came to the realization that just like the bats occupying the trees, people could reclaim the streets through sit-ins. Gandhi was so impressed by this dream that he dedicated his life to this mission.
囱
=
丶
+
囗
+
夕
:
Kitty Cat (cu) cleans out a chimney (囱) in front of the engine ((e)ng1) using a petal leaf (丶). She knows there's a bat (夕) inside, so she keeps a wooden box (囗) ready to catch it.
classifier for years (of age) / year / year (of crop harvests)
岁
=
夕
+
山
:
Susan Saint Bernard (su) meets a bat (夕) in the bathroom of the Eiffel Tower (ei4). They make a bet: The one who is older (岁) will be allowed to eat the other using a fork (山).
general / commander-in-chief (military) / king (chess piece) / to command / to lead
将
=
丬
+
夕
+
寸
:
The chess king (将) is commanding (将) his bats (夕) to attack Joan of Arc (ji) with sawdust (丬) in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4) to punish her for her sins. He gives the command by showing the thumbs up (寸) sign.
奖
=
丬
+
夕
+
大
:
Joan of Arc (ji) is exploring the inner chambers of the anglepod (ang3). At one point she has to choose between three gates, each hiding a reward (奖) for her struggle. Behind the first gate, a bat (夕) is waiting to fight her. Behind the second gate a pit full of wood chips (丬) is waiting for her to fall inside. Behind the third gate a robot is (大) waiting to serve her and guide her through the dungeon.
桨
=
丬
+
夕
+
木
:
A group of bats (夕) throws pieces of wood (丬) at Joan of Arc's (ji) Christmas Tree (木) in the anglepod's living room (ang3), so Joan of Arc shoos them away with a big paddle (桨).
gauze / to collect / to gather / to catch / to sift
罗
=
夕
+
罒
:
Lenny Lemur wanted to catch a few bats with a net hang high across the observatory's kitchen. Instead, two bats catch him in a roll of gauze in a fly-by manoeuvre.
thick paste of fermented soybean / marinated in soy paste / paste / jam
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.
Qixi Festival or Double Seven Festival on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month / girls' festival / Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女[niu2 lang3 zhi1 nü3] are allowed their annual meeting
double seven festival, evening of seventh of lunar seventh month / girls' festival / Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 are allowed their annual meeting