升

she̅ng = sh + (e)ng1

to ascend / to rise to the rank of / to promote / to hoist / liter / measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗[dou3]

升 = 丿 + 廾 : Mnemonic symbol: 升降机, shēng jiàng jī, a scissor lift.

Sherlock Holmes (sh) is working on an undercover job in front of the engine ((e)ng1). He is disguised as worker on a scissor lift (升), picking up bananas (丿) from engine's stones. He is always ready to strike and keeps his handcuffs (廾) ready at all times.

升

昇

she̅ng = sh + (e)ng1

variant of 升[sheng1]

升

陞

she̅ng = sh + (e)ng1

variant of 升[sheng1]

升 character breakdown

升
- 丿
- 廾
  - 一
  - 丨
  - 丿

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).

廾

gǒng = gu + (e)ng3

hands joined

廾 = 丿 + 丨 + 一 : Handcuffs. Gitta Giraffe is sitting inside of the engine, her hands tied up with handcuffs. There's a flute as horizontal bar, and attached to either side are a banana and a dinosaur bone, so that she cannot slide off the chain.

Characters with 升 as component

升

昇

she̅ng = sh + (e)ng1

variant of 升[sheng1]

飞

飛

fe̅i = f + ei1

to fly

飛 = 𠃧 + 升 : looks like a rook holding a branch and a stick in its beak with its baby : the mother rook to its baby: “ if yu wanna fly, yu need to learn to jump first then I’ll give yu a TOW BOOST, or maybe I’m gonna gallop fast as a TOUR BUS, skip over obstacles then hurl yu from the top of a HILL, then yu’ll be able to help me pick branches and turn them into sticks to build yur nest.

Looks like a hummingbird. Frankenstein's monster is being pecked by a hummingbird in front of the Eiffel Tower.

昇

she̅ng = sh + (e)ng1

(used as a surname and in given names)

呏

she̅ng = sh + (e)ng1

gallon / quart