重沓

重 = 千 + 里 : Mnemonic symbol (from the shape of the character): this one looks like a space elevator. The two top strokes are the heavens, the two bottom strokes are the earth, and the part in between is the cabin (or climber) of the space elevator.

Chantal Chicken (chu) is working in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). Her job is to crush sunflower (里) seeds with a 1 kg weight (千) to get the kernels. Then she has to put the kernels into the cabin of a space elevator (重) to send them to outer space. This repeats (重) again and again day in, day out.

重 = 千 + 里 : Mnemonic symbol (from the shape of the character): this one looks like a space elevator. The two top strokes are the heavens, the two bottom strokes are the earth, and the part in between is the cabin (or climber) of the space elevator.

Julian Giant Squid (zhu) installed a space elevator (重) in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4). For the maiden trip, and as a stress test, he loads one thousand (千) one kilogram weights (千) and decorates them with sun flowers (里) to celebrate the occasion.

沓 = 日 + 水 : Mnemonic symbol: a hot tub.

Tecumseh (t) set up the sun (日) so that it heats up a small water fountain (水) in the ashram's bathroom (a4) so that it becomes a hot tub. Tecumseh jumps out of the hot tub again and again (沓) to cool down a bit before continuing to bathe.

沓 = 日 + 水 : Mnemonic symbol: a hot tub.

Tecumseh (t) set up the sun (日) so that it heats up a small water fountain (水) in the ashram's bathroom (a4) so that it becomes a hot tub. Tecumseh jumps out of the hot tub again and again (沓) to cool down a bit before continuing to bathe.