阵

disposition of troops / wave / spate / burst / spell / short period of time / classifier for events or states of short duration

阵 = 车 + 阝 : James II of England (zh) and the pope (阝) were supposed to be in the army's very first attack wave (阵) driving a red cabriolet (车), but somehow they got lost and ended up in the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4).

阵 character breakdown

阵
- 车
  - 七
    - 一
    - 乚
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
- 阝

车

車

che̅ = ch + e1

surname Che

车

車

che̅ = ch + e1

car / vehicle / CL:輛|辆[liang4] / machine / to shape with a lathe / Kangxi radical 159

车 = 七 + 十 : Charlie Chaplin (ch) is parading in a cabriolet (mnemonic symbol for 车) in front of the elevator (e1), because he wants to establish his new cult. Like all successful leaders, he takes the carrot-and-stick approach: In one hand he's waving with a seven-branched laser sword (七), in the other one he's waving with a cross (十).

车

車

ju̅ = ju + Ø1

war chariot (archaic) / rook (in Chinese chess) / rook (in chess)

阝

Character component without intrinsic meaning

When on the left hand side of any character, it's the pope, but when it's on the right hand side of any character, it's the emperor.