生

to be born / to give birth / life / to grow / raw / uncooked / student

生 = 牛 + 一 : Mnemonic symbol: a cradle.

Sherlock Holmes (sh) comforts a crying baby bull (牛) in a cradle (生) in front of the engine ((e)ng1) and plays him a tune on a flute (一).

生 character breakdown

生
- 一
- 牛
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
  - 𠂉
    - 一
    - 丿

一

yi̅ = y + Ø1

one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

Maud Younger (y) forgot her keys to the space station (Ø1), all she brought outside was her flute (一). She has no choice but to crash the door with the giant flute.

牛

niú = ni + ou2

ox / cow / bull / CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2] / newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4]) / (slang) awesome

牛 = 𠂉 + 十 : A bull has been locked to a big cross in the outhouse's kitchen, and Nefertiti has the key. She promises to free the bull if he pledges allegiance to her leadership.

Characters with 生 as component

星

xi̅ng = xi + (e)ng1

star / heavenly body / satellite / small amount

星 = 日 + 生 : The sun (日) and a satellite (星) had a love affair and now have a baby: Xi Shi (xi) is quietly sleeping in her little cradle (生) in front of the engine ((e)ng1).

牲

she̅ng = sh + (e)ng1

domestic animal / sacrificial animal

牲 = 牛 + 生 : The bull (牛) got a child and is watching over it in its cradle (生) in front of the engine ((e)ng1). He has to be very attentive because Sherlock Holmes (sh) wants to use the newborn as a sacrificial animal (牲).

胜

勝

shèng = sh + (e)ng4

victory / success / to beat / to defeat / to surpass / victorious / superior to / to get the better of / better than / surpassing / superb (of vista) / beautiful (scenery) / wonderful (view) / (Taiwan pr. [sheng1]) able to bear / equal to (a task)

胜 = 月 + 生 : Sherlock Holmes and the moon both participate in a competition in the engine's bathroom. They have to rock a cradle each and whoever rocks most is the winner.

姓

xìng = xi + (e)ng4

family name / surname / CL:個|个[ge4] / to be surnamed

姓 = 女 + 生 : Marie Curie (xi) finds baby Bessie (女) lying in a cradle (生) in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4). Marie decides to give Bessie the surname (姓) "Coleman" because she thinks it will fit very well.

隆

lóng = lu + (e)ng2

grand / intense / prosperous / to swell / to bulge

隆 = 阝 + 夂 + 一 + 生 : The pope (阝) got a child and put it in a cradle (生) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). The child is Lenny Lemur (lu), and every evening the pope plays a ceremonious (隆) and grand (隆) tune on his flute (一) wearing high heels (夂).

隆

lóng = lu + (e)ng2

surname Long / short for 吉隆坡[Ji2 long2 po1], Kuala Lumpur

隆

lo̅ng = lu + (e)ng1

sound of drums

性

xìng = xi + (e)ng4

nature / character / property / quality / attribute / sexuality / sex / gender / suffix forming adjective from verb / suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity / essence / CL:個|个[ge4]

性 = 忄 + 生 : Marie Curie had a strong character since she was little. Even in her cradle in the engine's bathroom she was only playing with a flail.