to waste / to spend / to consume / to squander / news / (coll.) to delay / to dilly-dally
耗
=
毛
+
耒
:
Hamlet (h) got the task to drive a plow (耒) through a lot of hair (毛) in the aorta's bathroom (ao4). He thinks that it is just a waste (耗) of gasoline (油耗) because it requires a lot of time and energy (耗时耗力), but he does it anyway.
散
=
井
+
月
+
攵
:
Mnemonic symbol: a watering can, because it disperses its water everywhere.
In the anthill's bathroom (an4), Socrates (s) broke down (散) the moon (月) using a sledgehammer (攵). He is now fetching water for his watering can (散) from the well (井), because he plans to disperse (散) the remaining dust and small pieces of the moon by dispersing (散) water everywhere.
to scatter / to break up (a meeting etc) / to disperse / to disseminate / to dispel / (coll.) to sack
散
=
井
+
月
+
攵
:
Mnemonic symbol: a watering can, because it disperses its water everywhere.
In the anthill's bathroom (an4), Socrates (s) broke down (散) the moon (月) using a sledgehammer (攵). He is now fetching water for his watering can (散) from the well (井), because he plans to disperse (散) the remaining dust and small pieces of the moon by dispersing (散) water everywhere.