禾

hé = h + e2

cereal / grain

禾 = 丿 + 木 : Mnemonic symbol: a bowl of cereals.

Hamlet (h) made himself a bowl of cereals (禾) with bananas (丿) and Christmas trees (木) in the elevator's kitchen (e2). He holds the bowl of cereals like he would hold Yorick's skull.

禾 character breakdown

禾
- 丿
- 木
  - 八
    - 丿
    - ㇏
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨

丿

piě = pi + e3

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4) / see 撇[pie3]

Pocahontas (pi-) is eating a banana (丿) in the elevator's living room (-e3).

木

mù = mu + Ø4

(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden

木 = 八 + 十 : Mnemonic symbol: a Christmas tree.

Malte Monkey (mu) is setting up a Christmas tree (木) in the bathroom of the space station (Ø4). He decorates the tree with eight-balls (八) and puts a holy cross (十) at the top of the tree.

Characters with 禾 as component

苏

蘓

su̅ = su + Ø1

old variant of 蘇|苏[su1]

苏 = 办 + 艹 : Susan Saint Bernard (su) set up a new business (办) in front of the space station (Ø1). She is growing wild red basil (苏) on sheets of artificial lawn (艹) which provide just the right nutrients. Because it will take the basil really long to grow, Susan Saint Bernard just takes a nap. When the basil is big enough she will wake up (苏) and sell it.

穯

sè = s + e4

old variant of 穡|穑[se4]

藳

gǎo = g + ao3

old variant of 稿[gao3]

褎

xiù = xi + ou4

sleeve / ample flowing robes

鉌

hé = h + e2

small bell