肖

surname Xiao / Taiwan pr. [Xiao4]

similar / resembling / to resemble / to be like

肖 = ⺌ + 月 : The aloe vera on the moon resembles the rose on the little prince's planet. Thus I'll represent this character by the little prince.

In the aorta's bathroom, the little prince misses his asteroid and his rose so much. To comfort him, Marie Curie gives him a moon and an aloe vera to remind him of home.

肖 character breakdown

肖
- 小
  - 亅
  - 八
    - 丿
    - ㇏
- 月
  - 二
    - 一
  - ⺆
    - 丿
    - ㇆
      - 一
      - 亅
- ⺌
  - 小
    - 亅
    - 八
      - 丿
      - ㇏

小

xiǎo = xi + ao3

small / tiny / few / young

小 = 八 + 亅 : Mnemonic symbol: a small daisy. 小 looks like the stem 亅 of the flower is pushing aside the earth 八 as it grows out of the seed in the ground.

Xi Shi (xi) is decorating her hair with lots of small (小) daisies (mnemonic symbol for 小) in the aorta's living room (ao3). She wants to have lots of daisies in the future as well, so she plants new daisies. She found that the perfect substrate for planting daisies is made by crushing eight-balls (八) with a crow bar (亅).

月

yuè = yu + e4

moon / month / monthly / CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]

月 = ⺆ + 二 : Yu the Great (yu) is modelling a moon (月) in the elevator's bathroom (e4). He uses a stapler (⺆) to staple a lot of capacitors (二) together to form a moon shape, while the real moon is sitting for him.

⺌

Character component without intrinsic meaning

Mnemonic symbol: ⺌ looks a bit like an aloe vera plant. Marie Curie planted aloe vera plants in the aorta's living room.

Characters with 肖 as component

赵

趙

zhào = zh + ao4

to surpass (old)

赵

趙

zhào = zh + ao4

surname Zhao / one of the seven states during the Warring States Period (476-220 BC) / the Former Zhao 前趙|前赵[Qian2 Zhao4] (304-329) and Later Zhao 後趙|后赵[Hou4 Zhao4] (319-350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms

赵 = 乂 + 走 : James II of England (zh) uses a pair of pliers (乂) to cut the walking sticks (走) of any Tom, Dick or Harry (张王李赵) who is walking through the aorta's bathroom (ao4).

悄

qiǎo = qi + ao3

quiet / sad

悄 = 忄 + 肖 : The Queen of Hearts (qi) wants it to be quiet (悄) in the aorta (ao3), so she threatens the Little Prince (肖) with a flail (忄) to make him be quiet. It also makes him very sad (悄).

悄

qia̅o = qi + ao1

used in 悄悄[qiao1 qiao1]

屑

xiè = xi + e4

bits / fragments / crumbs / filings / trifling / trivial / to condescend to

屑 = 尸 + 肖 : Marie Curie (xi) and the little prince (肖) are frequently visiting a ghost (尸) in the elevator's bathroom (e4). The ghost is feeding on their dandruff (屑), therefore it's a win-win situation for all of them, but secretly they feel it beneath their dignity (不屑).

销

銷

xia̅o = xi + ao1

to melt (metal) / to cancel or annul / to sell / to spend / to fasten with a bolt / bolt or pin

销 = 肖 + 钅 : Marie Curie (xi) ordered a lot of bolts (销) from the Little Prince (肖), but she wants to cancel (销) the contract. As she meets the Little Prince in front of the aorta (ao1) she notices his big golden harpoon (钅) and rethinks her decision.

硝

xia̅o = xi + ao1

saltpeter / to tan (leather)

霄

xia̅o = xi + ao1

firmament / heaven

鞘

qiào = qi + ao4

scabbard / sheath

逍

xia̅o = xi + ao1

leisurely / easygoing

峭

陗

qiào = qi + ao4

variant of 峭[qiao4]

峭 = 山 + 肖 : The Queen of Hearts (qi) orders the Little Prince (肖) to pile up a high and precipitous (峭) mountain (山) in the aorta's bathroom (ao4), but it is very difficult for him because she only hands him a fork (山) to do it.

峭

qiào = qi + ao4

high and steep / precipitous / severe or stern