辽

short name for Liaoning 遼寧|辽宁[Liao2 ning2] province / Liao or Khitan dynasty (907-1125)

辽 = 了 + 辶 : Li Qingzhao (li) just came back from a trip to Liaoning province (辽) and arrived just inside the aorta's kitchen (ao2). She brought two price cups (了) which are shaped like gladiator sandals (辶) at the base.

辽 character breakdown

辽
- 了
  - 乛
  - 亅
- 辶

了

le = l + e5

(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) / (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

了 = 乛 + 亅 : Sir Lancelot (l) has completed (了) his preparations to fight the world. There he stands ready, on top of the Elevator (e5), with a sickle (乛) and a crowbar (亅) in his hands.

了

liǎo = li + ao3

to finish / to achieve / variant of 瞭|了[liao3] / to understand clearly

了 = 乛 + 亅 : Mnemonic symbol from "to finish" and the shape of the character: a prize cup.

Li Qingzhao (li) is responsible for manufacturing a prize cup (了). She only needs to add a poetic engraving. Unfortunately, she suffers from a writer's block. In the aorta's living room (ao3), someone left a cryptic message engraved on the walls using a sickle (乛), which is still lying on the floor. Being an accomplished poet Li Qingzhao is able to understand the message clearly (了), realizes its poetic potential and starts to engrave it on the prize cup using a crowbar (亅).