from / through / via / to follow / to obey / to engage in (an activity) / never (in negative sentence) / (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer / assistant / auxiliary / subordinate / related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
从
=
人
:
Mnemonic symbol: 从 looks like the legs of a rubber chicken. Two Neanderthal Men (人) are playing a game with Kitty Cat (cu) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). They stand in a line and let Kitty Cat pass through (从) the tunnel formed by their legs by teasing her with a rubber chicken (从).
庶
=
广
+
廿
+
灬
:
Sheldon Shrimp (shu) arrived at the space station, but as soon as he got rid of his parachute (广) in the bathroom (Ø4) some bastard (庶) put him in a flower pot (廿) with water and boiled him on a grill (灬).