to evaporate / (of cooking) to steam / torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old) / finely chopped firewood (old)
蒸
=
艹
+
烝
:
James II of England's (zh) second attempt at feeding the masses (烝) involves a heap of artificial lawn (艹). In front of the engine ((e)ng1) he cooks it producing a lot of steam (蒸) and making it into a stew.
to soar / to gallop / to prance / to turn over / to vacate / to clear
腾
=
关
+
月
+
马
:
The moon (月) is tossing from side to side (折腾) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). Tecumseh (t) is galloping (腾) by on a unicorn (马) trying to hit the moon's off-button (关).
to do; to engage in / to write; to compose / to pretend; to feign / to regard as; to consider to be / to be; to act the part of / to feel (itchy, nauseous etc) / writings; works
作
=
乍
+
亻
:
Rosa Luxemburg (亻) and Zapatista Zebra (zu) are high-fiveing in the observatory's bathroom (o4) because they're growing so awesome Mohawk (乍) haircuts.
to act on / to affect / action / function / activity / impact / result / effect / purpose / intent / (suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 抑制作用[yi4 zhi4 zuo4 yong4], inhibition
to use / to employ / to have to / to eat or drink / expense or outlay / usefulness / hence / therefore
用
=
丨
+
月
:
Mnemonic symbol: a first aid kit. Can you see the cross on the container?
用
=
丨
+
月
:
Yu the Great hurt her leg when she slipped in the engine's bathroom. The moon helps her to splint her leg using the bathroom's first aid kit and a dinosaur bone.