生意兴隆

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).

意 = 心 + 音 : Maud Younger had a desire for new loudspeakers ever since she boarded the space station. Today she wants to anticipate what will be in the next supply shipment, so in the bathroom she stares into her crystal ball, and indeed sees the desired loudspeakers. She falls in love instantly, feeling her heart pounding heavily.

意 = 心 + 音 : Maud Younger had a desire for new loudspeakers ever since she boarded the space station. Today she wants to anticipate what will be in the next supply shipment, so in the bathroom she stares into her crystal ball, and indeed sees the desired loudspeakers. She falls in love instantly, feeling her heart pounding heavily.

兴 = ⺍ + 一 + 八 : Mnemonic symbol from the shape of the character: a sea star. Xi shi (xi) and a sea star (⺍) have a strong desire (兴) to smoke catnip (⺍) through a flute (一), so they hide in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4) to crush the catnip with an eight-ball (八) and smoke it. Shortly afterwards they relax and loose all their excitement (兴) and interest in anything (兴).

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 = 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).