to startle / to be frightened / to be scared / alarm
惊
=
京
+
忄
:
Somebody set off engine's alarm in the middle of the night and Joan of Arc arrives in a rush to scare away any intruder with a flail. She was in such a rush and so tired though that she forgot to put on her pants and arrives in front of the engine just wearing ridiculous underpants which feature a pattern of berets, mandarins and daisies.
to wake up / to be awake / to become aware / to sober up / to come to
醒
=
星
+
酉
:
A rooster (酉) is waking up (醒) Marie Curie (xi) in the engine ((e)ng3) just as the sun rises. Marie is very upset and throws a satellite (星) at the rooster to make him stop.