丞

deputy

丞 = 一 + 氶 : The deputy (丞) find Charlie Chaplin's (ch) flute (一) lying around in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). She wants to try it out, but accidentally knocks over Charlie's precious 氶 water bottle (氶). Charlie gets furious and shoots the deputy, but he doesn't shoot the sheriff.

丞 character breakdown

丞
- 一
- 氶
  - 乛
  - 水
    - 丿
    - 亅
    - ㇏
    - ㇇
  - ㇖

一

yi̅ = y + Ø1

one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

Maud Younger (y) forgot her keys to the space station (Ø1), all she brought outside was her flute (一). She has no choice but to crash the door with the giant flute.

氶

zhěng = zh + (e)ng3

name of a river in Shandong province / used in person's names

氶 = ㇖ + 水 : Mnemonic symbol: a bottle of water from the 氶 river, which is sealed with a sickle.

James II of England (zh) wanted to take a sip from his 氶 water (水) bottle (氶) in the engine's living room ((e)ng3), but he hurt his hand with the sickle (㇖) which seals the bottle.

Characters with 丞 as component

拯

zhěng = zh + (e)ng3

to raise / to aid / to support / to save / to rescue

烝

zhe̅ng = zh + (e)ng1

multitudinous / the masses / to present (to sb) / to rise / to advance / to progress / archaic variant of 蒸[zheng1]

烝 = 丞 + 灬 : James II of England (zh) sees it at his task to feed the masses (烝) in front of the engine ((e)ng1). He asks the deputy (丞) what she can do for her country, and without waiting for her answer puts her on a grill (灬).

卺

巹

jǐn = ji + (e)n3

nuptial wine cup