垫

pad / cushion / mat / to pad out / to fill a gap / to pay for sb / to advance (money)

垫 = 土 + 执 : Dorothy Gale (di) built an air cushion (垫) vehicle out of dirt (土) in the anthill's bathroom (an4) and happily rides it in circles, until a police officer appears and asks for her license (执).

垫 character breakdown

垫
- 土
  - 一
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
- 执
  - 丸
    - 丶
    - 九
      - 一
      - 丿
      - 乚
  - 扌
    - 亅
    - 二
      - 一

土

tǔ = tu + Ø3

Tu (ethnic group) / surname Tu

土

tǔ = tu + Ø3

earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

土 = 十 + 一 : Tommy Turtle (tu) wants to fix a cross (十) on a flute (一) in the space station's living room (Ø3). He uses dust and clay (土) to hold them together.

执

執

zhí = zh + Ø2

to execute (a plan) / to grasp

执 = 丸 + 扌 : Mnemonic symbol: 执照, "license". James II of England (zh) is being held up at the security check in the space station's kitchen (Ø2). They hold a bag of painkillers (丸) they found with a toy claw (扌) in front of him and they ask him to show his drug license (执).