to cut off (a length) / to stop / to intercept / section / chunk / length
截
=
𢦏
+
隹
:
The sparrow (隹) accidentally cut off (截) part of his wing. Joan of Arc (ji) helps him by sewing (𢦏) his wing back on in the elevator's kitchen (e2).
取
=
又
+
耳
:
Mnemonic symbol when used as component in other characters: a bloody ear.
When Mike Tyson was fighting against Evander Holyfield, he did not only beat Evander's ear (耳) with his boxing glove (又). Imagine this fight in the space station (Ø3) with cupid (qu) as referee fetching (取) a bloody ear flying through the space station.