琍

lí = li + Ø2

(phonetic character used in transliteration of foreign names) / Taiwan pr. [li4] / variant of 璃[li2]

璃 = 王 + 离 : Martin Luther King (王) and Li Qingzhao (li) want to color some glass just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). They attach their glass plate to the space station's centrifuge (离) and spin-coat the glass surface so that it gets a very nice glaze (璃).

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琍 character breakdown

琍
- 利
  - 刂
    - 丨
    - 亅
  - 禾
    - 丿
    - 木
      - 八
        
        丿
        
        ㇏
      - 十
        
        一
        
        丨
- 王
  - 一
  - 土
    - 一
    - 十
      - 一
      - 丨

利

lì = li + Ø4

sharp / favorable / advantage / benefit / profit / interest / to do good to / to benefit

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利 = 刂 + 禾 : Mnemonic symbol: the rocket Arianne, 亚利安娜.

Li Qingzhao (li) prepares to go back to earth in the Arianne rocket (利). In the space station's bathroom (Ø4) she prepares for the trip by stuffing lots of cereals (禾) into the rocket and sharpening (利) the tip of the rocket with a kitchen knife (刂).

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王

wáng = w + ang2

king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great

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王 = 一 + 土 : Mnemonic symbol: Martin Luther King. Willy Walrus (wu) is stuck in a heap of dirt (土) in the anglepod's kitchen (ang2). Martin Luther King (王) helps him by holding out a flute (一).

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