长

length / long / forever / always / constantly

长 = 乛 + 丆 + 丿 : Charlie Chaplin sped into the anglepod riding his longboard, but in the kitchen he doesn't know how to stop. He manages to make a u-turn by hooking him to the pole of a wind wheel with a sickle, but after the turn he can't help but bump into a giant banana.

长

長

zhǎng = zh + ang3

chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance

长 = 乛 + 丆 + 丿 : The chief (长) is asking James II of England (zh) for help, because his wind wheel (丆) in the anglepod's living room (丆) isn't performing very well. After finding out that there's too much friction, James II of England uses a sickle (乛) to cut open a banana (丿) and uses the pulp to grease the wind wheel and enhance (长) its performance.

长 character breakdown

长
- 丆
  - 一
  - 丿
- 丿
- 乛

丆

one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "myeon"), an ancient Korean writing system

丆 = 一 + 丿 : 丆 kinda looks like a wind turbine. 丿 is the base and 一 looks like two blades attached to the base.

丿

piě = pi + e3

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4) / see 撇[pie3]

Pocahontas (pi-) is eating a banana (丿) in the elevator's living room (-e3).

乛

zhé = zh + e2

variant of 乙[zhe2]

Mnemonic symbol: a sickle.

James II of England (zh) cuts his own hair with his new sickle (乛) in the elevator's kitchen (e2).

Characters with 长 as component

张

張

zha̅ng = zh + ang1

to open up / to spread / sheet of paper / classifier for flat objects, sheet / classifier for votes

张 = 弓 + 长 : Mnemonic symbol: a spreadsheet. James II of England (zh) practices his archery skills in front of the anglepod (ang1). Riding on a longboard (长) he shoots arrows using his composite bow (弓) trying to hit a spreadsheet (张).

张

張

zha̅ng = zh + ang1

surname Zhang

胀

脹

zhàng = zh + ang4

dropsical / swollen / to swell / to be bloated

胀 = 月 + 长 : James II of England (zh) bumps into the moon (月) riding his longboard (长) through the anglepod's bathroom (ang4) and instantly his head starts swelling (胀).

账

賬

zhàng = zh + ang4

account / bill / debt / CL:本[ben3],筆|笔[bi3]

账 = 贝 + 长 : The crab (贝) opened a bank account (账) at the James II of England's (zh) bank in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4), but the crab soon owns a lot of money to James II of England. One day James II of England has enough and confiscates the crab's longboard (长) to cover the debt.

帐

帳

zhàng = zh + ang4

covering veil / canopy / screen / tent / variant of 賬|账[zhang4]

帐 = 巾 + 长 : When James II of England (zh) is done with longboarding, he stores his longboard (长) under a towel (巾) and goes to sleep in a tent (帐) in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4).

艮

gěn = g + (e)n3

blunt / tough / chewy

艮 = 日 + 长 : The sun hates it when Guy Fawkes is riding his longboard in the encampment. This time, she found out how to stop him: With chewing gum on the floor.

艮 = 日 + 长 : Mnemonic symbol: chewing gum.

艮

gèn = g + (e)n4

one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing mountain / ☶ / ancient Chinese compass point: 45° (northeast)

苌

萇

cháng = ch + ang2

surname Chang

苌

萇

cháng = ch + ang2

plant mentioned in Book of Songs, uncertainly identified as carambola or star fruit (Averrhoa carambola)