衰
=
丑
+
衣
:
Sheldon Shrimp (shu) is feeling very awkward in front of the airplane (ai1). He is on a date with an ox (丑), but the oxen's kilt (衣) is so old and feeble (衰) that it is falling apart.
weak / feeble / young / inferior / (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than
弱
=
冫
+
弓
:
Rachel Rhinoceros (ru) created a piece of art in the observatory's bathroom (o4). She joined many composite bows (弓) by sticking their ends into popsicles (冫) which weren frozen again afterwards. Her whole construction is a huge armchair, but it is very fragile and weak (弱), so Rachel puts on it many of these "handle with care" stickers.