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).
止
=
⺊
+
丨
+
一
:
Mnemonic symbol: a barrier. James II of England (zh) is marking his area in the space station's living room (Ø3) with a big barrier (止), in front of which he sets up his pennant (⺊). He places a soldier left and right to the barrier, armed with a dinosaur bone (丨) and a flute (一) respectively.