占
=
⺊
+
口
:
Mnemonic symbol: a yellow umbrella. James II of England occupies the anthill's bathroom (an4). He uses a pennant (⺊) stuck into a mandarin (口) to mark his territory, and stands there proudly with a yellow umbrella (占).
星
=
日
+
生
:
The sun (日) and a satellite (星) had a love affair and now have a baby: Xi Shi (xi) is quietly sleeping in her little cradle (生) in front of the engine ((e)ng1).
