Pinyin "zhuo2"

灼 = 火 + 勺 : George Giant Squid (zhu) got bitten by wild animals in the observatory's kitchen (o2), so he wants to cauterize (灼) the wounds. He uses fire (火) to heat up a spoon (勺) and presses the hot spoon on his wounds, but the spoon is too hot and causes him severe burns (灼).

卓 = ⺊ + 早 : Mnemonic symbol: a 班 ban1 卓 zhuo2 琴 qin2, a banjo. Julian Giant Squid (zhu) is taking part in a music contest in the observatory's kitchen (o2). There is an alarm clock (早) with a pennant on it (⺊) which shows exactly the time when Julian Giant Squid is allowed to play. As the pennant goes up Julian Giant Squid starts to play, and he proves that his banjo skills are really outstanding (卓).

浊 = 氵 + 虫 : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) is drinking from a bottle of water (氵) in the observatory's kitchen (o2), but he finds that the water is very muddy (浊) because there are so many mosquitoes (虫) in the bottle.

酌 = 勺 + 酉 : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) is serving the rooster (酉) wine in the observatory's kitchen (o2) by pouring (酌) wine on a silver spoon (勺) and feeding the rooster with the spoon.

叕 = 又 : Mnemonic symbol: a comfy mattress made out of boxing gloves.

Julian Giant Squid (zhu) is lacking (叕) a place to rest in the observatory's kitchen (o2). He decides to make a mattress by joining (叕) a lot of boxing gloves (又) using super glue.

琢 = 王 + 豖 : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) had an enslaved, shackled pig (豖) cut gems (琢) for him all day in the observatory's kitchen (o2), but fortunately Martin Luther King (王) came and freed the shackled pig.