炷

wick of an oil lamp / to burn (incense etc) / classifier for lit incense sticks

炷 character breakdown

炷
- 主
  - 丶
  - 王
    - 一
    - 土
      - 一
      - 十
        
        一
        
        丨
- 火
  - 丶
  - 人
    - 丿
    - ㇏

owner / master / host / individual or party concerned / God / Lord / main / to indicate or signify / trump card (in card games)

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主 = 丶 + 王 : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) is playing cards with Martin Luther King (王) in the space station (Ø3). It's Martin Luther King's turn, and he holds a petal (丶) in his hand high above his head: it's his trump card, and on it depicted is the Lord (主) himself.

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火

huǒ = hu + o3

fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86

Add a new mnemonic for 火 = 人 + 丶

火 = 人 + 丶 : Helga Horse (hu) and Neanderthal Man (人) are starting a fire (火) in the observatory's living room (o3) with two large petals (丶).

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