销

to melt (metal) / to cancel or annul / to sell / to spend / to fasten with a bolt / bolt or pin

销 = 肖 + 钅 : Marie Curie (xi) ordered a lot of bolts (销) from the Little Prince (肖), but she wants to cancel (销) the contract. As she meets the Little Prince in front of the aorta (ao1) she notices his big golden harpoon (钅) and rethinks her decision.

销 character breakdown

销
- 肖
  - 小
    - 亅
    - 八
      - 丿
      - ㇏
  - 月
    - 二
      - 一
    - ⺆
      - 丿
      - ㇆
        
        一
        
        亅
  - ⺌
    - 小
      - 亅
      - 八
        
        丿
        
        ㇏
- 钅

肖

xia̅o = xi + ao1

surname Xiao / Taiwan pr. [Xiao4]

肖

xiào = xi + ao4

similar / resembling / to resemble / to be like

肖 = ⺌ + 月 : The aloe vera on the moon resembles the rose on the little prince's planet. Thus I'll represent this character by the little prince.

In the aorta's bathroom, the little prince misses his asteroid and his rose so much. To comfort him, Marie Curie gives him a moon and an aloe vera to remind him of home.

钅

Character component without intrinsic meaning

Mnemonic symbol: a golden harpoon.