multitudinous / the masses / to present (to sb) / to rise / to advance / to progress / archaic variant of 蒸[zheng1]
烝
=
丞
+
灬
:
James II of England (zh) sees it at his task to feed the masses (烝) in front of the engine ((e)ng1). He asks the deputy (丞) what she can do for her country, and without waiting for her answer puts her on a grill (灬).
丞
=
一
+
氶
:
The deputy (丞) find Charlie Chaplin's (ch) flute (一) lying around in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). She wants to try it out, but accidentally knocks over Charlie's precious 氶 water bottle (氶). Charlie gets furious and shoots the deputy, but he doesn't shoot the sheriff.
to evaporate / (of cooking) to steam / torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old) / finely chopped firewood (old)
蒸
=
艹
+
烝
:
James II of England's (zh) second attempt at feeding the masses (烝) involves a heap of artificial lawn (艹). In front of the engine ((e)ng1) he cooks it producing a lot of steam (蒸) and making it into a stew.