良禽择木

良

liáng

禽

qín

择

擇

zé

木

mù

a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb) / fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity

Characters and words in 良禽择木

良

liáng = li + ang2

good / very / very much

良 = 丶 + 艮 : Mnemonic symbol: A "thank you very much" card for being so good.

Everyday, Li Qingzhao (li) has been picking up the chewing gums (艮) from the ground of the anglepod's kitchen (ang2) with petal leaves (丶). One day, finally one guest approaches her and gives her a "thank you very much" card for being so good (良).

禽

qín = qi + (e)n2

generic term for birds and animals / birds / to capture (old)

禽 = 人 + 离 : The Queen of Hearts (qi) told Neanderthal Man (人) to go on a short spin with her birds (禽), but Neanderthal Man misunderstands and spins the birds in the centrifuge (离) in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2).

择

擇

zé = z + e2

to select / to choose / to pick over / to pick out / to differentiate / to eliminate / also pr. [zhai2]

择 = 丨 + 又 + 扌 + 二 : Zorro (z) has to select (择) his new weapon between two terrible choices (择) in the elevator's kitchen (e2): there is either a boxing glove (又) or a dinosaur bone (丨). He has to select one using a toy claw (扌), but he has to choose wisely: one of the items is hooked to a charged capacitor (二) which will shock Zorro should he take the wrong choice (择).

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.