胡
=
古
+
月
:
Helga Horse (hu) visits the old and wise moon (月) in the space station's kitchen (Ø2). She wants to join his cloister (古), but the moon rejects and says that first she has to get a very long Confucius style mustache (胡) such as his own.
椒
=
叔
+
木
:
Joan of Arc (ji) and Arthur Schopenhauer (叔) are absolutely out of food. In front of the aorta (ao1) they have no better option than to eat a Christmas tree (木). At least they have some pepper (椒) left to add some flavor to it.
category / genus (taxonomy) / family members / dependents / to belong to / subordinate to / affiliated with / be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals) / to be / to prove to be / to constitute
属
=
尸
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禹
:
暴龙属 is the genus Tyrannosaurus, and I'll use a T-Rex as mnemonic symbol.
The great Yu (禹) built a dyke to prevent Sheldon Shrimp (shu) from entering his side of the space station (Ø3), but then a T-Rex (属) ghost (尸) starts to haunt him until he tears down his dyke.