区

o̅u = Ø + ou1

surname Ou

qu̅ = qu + Ø1

area / region / district / small / distinguish / CL:個|个[ge4]

區 = 匚 + 品 : Cupid receives a metal box in front of the space station. He opens it and finds a road sign with a pyramid on it. Clever as he is, he derives that it must have been sent to him from the region of Egypt.

区 = 乂 + 匚 : Mnemonic symbol: An alien from Area 51.

区 = 乂 + 匚 : Cupid is chilling in front of the space station, when an alien from Area 51 flies by and gives him a metal box. Unfortunately, even using pliers, Cupid is too weak to open it.

区 character breakdown

区
- 乂
  - 丿
  - ㇏
- 匚

乂

yì = y + Ø4

to regulate / to govern / to control / to mow

乂 = 丿 + ㇏ : Mnemonic symbol: 乂 looks like pliers. Maud Younger (y) is using pliers (乂) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) to regulate (乂) and control (乂) the water flow of the sink. Using the pliers she has to pull a lot of bananas (丿) and fingers (㇏) out of the sink.

匚

fa̅ng = f + ang1

"right open box" radical (Kangxi radical 22), occurring in 区, 医, 匹 etc

I'm just gonna represent this element by a metal box.

Frankenstein's Monster is really mad about not being able to open a metal box in front of the anglepod.

Characters with 区 as component

欧

歐

o̅u = Ø + ou1

(used for transliteration) / old variant of 謳|讴[ou1]

欧 = 区 + 欠 : In front oft the outhouse, Europe is waving with her IOU note towards Einstein, who is totally broke. If Europe turned around, she would notice the alien from Area 51 claiming his money from her.

欧

歐

o̅u = Ø + ou1

Europe (abbr. for 歐洲|欧洲[Ou1 zhou1]) / surname Ou

欧

歐

o̅u = Ø + ou1

Europe / abbr. for 歐洲|欧洲[Ou1 zhou1] / surname Ou

驱

敺

qu̅ = qu + Ø1

variant of 驅|驱[qu1]

驱 = 区 + 马 : Cupid (qu) drove out (驱) the unicorn (马) and the alien (区) from the space station. Just in front of the space station (Ø1) the alien is riding on the unicorn towards earth, thinking of seeking refuge in area 51.

驱

驅

qu̅ = qu + Ø1

to expel / to urge on / to drive / to run quickly

驱

駈

qu̅ = qu + Ø1

old variant of 驅|驱[qu1]

枢

樞

shu̅ = shu + Ø1

hinge / pivot

殴

毆

o̅u = Ø + ou1

surname Ou

殴 = 区 + 殳 : In front of the outhouse (ou1) the alien from area 51 (区) is beating up (殴) Albert Einstein (Ø) with a halberd (殳).

殴

毆

o̅u = Ø + ou1

to beat up / to hit sb

殴 = 区 + 殳 : In front of the outhouse (ou1) the alien from area 51 (区) is beating up (殴) Albert Einstein (Ø) with a halberd (殳).

躯

軀

qu̅ = qu + Ø1

human body

呕

嘔

ǒu = Ø + ou3

vomit

呕 = 区 + 口 : Albert Einstein meets an alien from Area 51 in the outhouse. He wants to be nice and gives him mandarins, but since mandarins aren't alien food, he has to vomit.

抠

摳

ko̅u = k + ou1

to dig out / to pick out (with one's fingers) / to carve / to cut / to study meticulously / to lift one's clothes / stingy / miserly

鸥

鷗

o̅u = Ø + ou1

common gull

瓯

甌

o̅u = Ø + ou1

(pottery) bowl or drinking vessel