寂

jì = ji + Ø4

silent / solitary / Taiwan pr. [ji2]

寂 = 叔 + 宀 : Joan of Arc (ji) has a philosophy doctoral viva with her uncle (叔) Arthur Schopenhauer (叔) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), but she remains completely silent (寂) for the whole time. Arthur Schopenhauer is impressed by her nihilistic performance and hands her her well-earned graduation cap (宀).

寂 character breakdown

寂
- 叔
  - 上
    - 一
    - 丨
    - 二
      - 一
    - ⺊
      - 一
      - 丨
    - 丄
      - 一
      - 丨
  - 又
    - ㇏
    - ㇇
  - 小
    - 亅
    - 八
      - 丿
      - ㇏
  - 尗
    - 上
      - 一
      - 丨
      - 二
        
        一
      - ⺊
        
        一
        
        丨
      - 丄
        
        一
        
        丨
    - 小
      - 亅
      - 八
        
        丿
        
        ㇏
- 宀
  - 丶
  - 冖

叔

shu̅ = shu + Ø1

uncle / father's younger brother / husband's younger brother / Taiwan pr. [shu2]

叔 = 上 + 小 + 又 : Mnemonic symbol: Arthur Schopenhauer, 叔本华.

Sheldon Shrimp's (shu) uncle (叔), Arthur Schopenhauer (叔), is teaching him how to box in front of the space station (Ø1). On top (上) of a giant daisy (小), they are boxing wearing boxing gloves (又).

宀

mián = mi + an2

"roof" radical (Kangxi radical 40), occurring in 家, 定, 安 etc, referred to as 寶蓋|宝盖[bao3 gai4]

宀 = 丶 + 冖 : Mnemonic symbol: the strokes of this character look like a graduation cap (宀).

Marilyn Monroe (mi-) wants to cook in the anthill's kitchen (an2) but she's afraid of the ants. That's why she builds a bunker: she uses a saucepan lid (冖) as the base, constructs pillars out of petals (丶) and uses a graduation cap (宀) as the roof.