down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action
下
=
一
+
卜
:
Mnemonic symbol: from the up/down logic, and a little bit the shape of the character, a ladder.
Xi Shi (xi) is on a retreat in the ashram. Using a voodoo staff (卜), she divined that next (下) week she'll have to play the flute (一) sixteen hours per day. Because she hates playing the flute, she climbs over the ashram's bathroom (a4) wall using a ladder (下) to escape.
贱
=
戋
+
贝
:
Joan of Arc (ji) is patiently waiting for the other person to finish using the floating tank (戋) in the anthill's bathroom (an4), but as she finds that a crab (贝) has been using it she thinks that the crab is way too lowly (贱) compared to her and that the floating tank has to be regarded as untouchable (贱).