其

qí = qi + Ø2

his / her / its / their / that / such / it (refers to sth preceding it)

其 = 目 + 八 : Looks like a watchtower. The Queen of Hearts is on lookout on the watchtower just inside the space station's entrance. The Eye of Providence helps her to look out for intruders. They also spread some eight balls for possible intruders to trip on.

其 character breakdown

其
- 八
  - 丿
  - ㇏
- 目
  - 二
    - 一
  - 囗

目

mù = mu + Ø4

eye / (literary) to look; to regard / eye (of a net); mesh / mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目數|目数[mu4 shu4]) / item; section / list; catalogue / (taxonomy) order / name; title

目 = 囗 + 二 : Mnemonic symbol: the Eye of Providence (目).

Malte Monkey (mu-) is unpacking an enclosure (囗) full of capacitors (二). He's afraid that the Eye of Providence (目) will see him, so he does it secretly in the space station's bathroom (-Ø4).

八

ba̅ = b + a1

eight; 8

八 = 丿 + ㇏ : Mnemonic symbol: an eight-ball.

Beelzebub (b-) wants to find new ways to lure people into playing pool billiard. To this end he is meditating on top of an eight-ball (八) in front of the Ashram (a1). He uses a finger (㇏) and a banana (丿) as incense to create the right atmosphere.

Characters with 其 as component

基

ji̅ = ji + Ø1

(bound form) base; foundation / (bound form) radical (chemistry) / (bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Cantonese)

基 = 其 + 土 : Joan of Arc (ji) has to repair the watchtower (其) In front of the space station (Ø1). The tower needs a new foundation (基), and because it is floating in outer space, Joan of Arc can just add some dirt (土) to its base (基) to create a new foundation.

棋

棊

qí = qi + Ø2

variant of 棋[qi2]

棋 = 其 + 木 : The Queen of Hearts (qi) got a little bored on the space station, so she started to play a game of chess (棋) against herself just inside the entrance (Ø2). She was so bored that she also invented new figures like the Christmas tree (木). It moves like the watchtower (其), but with each move it has a 1d20 chance to randomly distribute presents on the board.

棋

碁

qí = qi + Ø2

variant of 棋[qi2]

棋

qí = qi + Ø2

chess / chess-like game / a game of chess / CL:盤|盘[pan2] / chess piece / CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1]

期

qi̅ = qi + Ø1

a period of time / phase / stage / classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study / time / term / period / to hope / Taiwan pr. [qi2]

期 = 其 + 月 : Recently the Queen of Hearts (qi) has become an astronomer. In front of the space station (Ø1) she sits on top of a watchtower (其) and watches the moon (月). From the moon's movement around the tower she wants to calculate its period and phase (期). She didn't consider though that not only the moon is orbiting around her, she is also orbiting the moon.

期

朞

qi̅ = qi + Ø1

variant of 期[qi1] / period / cycle

旗

旂

qí = qi + Ø2

flag / variant of 旗[qi2]

旗 = 方 + 𠂉 + 其 : Normally the Queen of Hearts (qi) has her banner (旗) hanging on the top of the watchtower (其) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2), but today a strange banner (旗) with a square (方) on it is hanging there instead. The Queen of Hearts wants to go up there to get the banner down, but somehow her key (𠂉) doesn't open the door anymore.

旗

qí = qi + Ø2

banner / flag / (in Qing times) Manchu (cf. 八旗[Ba1 qi2]) / administrative subdivision in inner Mongolia equivalent to 縣|县[xian4] county / CL:面[mian4]

斯

si̅ = s + Ø1

Slovakia / Slovak / abbr. for 斯洛伐克[Si1 luo4 fa2 ke4]

斯 = 其 + 斤 : Mnemonic symbol: sphinx, from 斯芬克斯.

斯 = 其 + 斤 : In front of the space station, Socrates is in a peculiar situation. The sphinx, who is sitting on top of a watch tower, posed him a riddle and dares him to solve it. Should he fail he has to lift barbells for the rest of his life in the tower.

斯

si̅ = s + Ø1

(phonetic) / this

斯 = 其 + 斤 : Mnemonic symbol: sphinx, from 斯芬克斯.

欺

qi̅ = qi + Ø1

to take unfair advantage of / to deceive / to cheat

欺 = 其 + 欠 : The Queen of Hearts (qi) is playing a game of chess in front of the space station (Ø1), but she removed the two watchtowers (其) of her opponent and just left IOU notes (欠). Her opponent feels quite bullied (欺) by such a behavior, but since she is the queen he can't say anything.

琪

qí = qi + Ø2

fine jade