to exceed / to climb over / to surpass / the more... the more
越
=
戉
+
走
:
Yu the Great is extremely mad at all the Nordic walkers in the elevator's bathroom. With a battle-axe, he chops Nordic walking poles into small pieces. The more he chops, the smaller the pieces get.
king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great
王
=
一
+
土
:
Mnemonic symbol: Martin Luther King. Willy Walrus (wu) is stuck in a heap of dirt (土) in the anglepod's kitchen (ang2). Martin Luther King (王) helps him by holding out a flute (一).
勾
=
勹
+
厶
:
The elephant (勹) has Guy Fawkes (g) draw (勾) a cartoon (勾) of him in front of the outhouse (ou1). He told Guy to make his trunk prettier, so instead of a trunk Guy draws a big fake nose (厶).
to attract / to arouse / to tick / to strike out / to delineate / to collude / variant of 鉤|钩[gou1], hook
勾
=
勹
+
厶
:
The elephant (勹) has Guy Fawkes (g) draw (勾) a cartoon (勾) of him in front of the outhouse (ou1). He told Guy to make his trunk prettier, so instead of a trunk Guy draws a big fake nose (厶).
践
=
⻊
+
戋
:
Joan of Arc (ji) is practicing to tread (践) through water in the anthill's bathroom (an4). For this purpose, she set up a floating tank (戋) and is treading through the water wearing tall cowboy boots (⻊).