ability / talent / sb of a certain type / a capable individual / then and only then / just now / (before an expression of quantity) only
才
=
一
+
亅
+
丿
:
Mnemonic symbol: from "ability / talent", the special ability of X-ray vision.
The King of Chu (c) has been bitten by a X-ray tube and has gained the special ability (才) of X-ray vision. In the airplane's kitchen (ai2), he holds a banana (丿) in each hand; through his x-ray vision ability, he is able to see that in one of them there's a crowbar (亅) hidden, in the other one a flute (一).
to dredge / to clear away obstruction / thin / sparse / scanty / distant (relation) / not close / to neglect / negligent / to present a memorial to the Emperor / commentary / annotation
疏
=
㇇
+
止
+
㐬
:
Mnemonic symbol: a dredger. Sheldon Shrimp (shu) is operating a dredger (疏) in front of the space station (Ø1). First he clears the way of all the beaks (㇇) and pendant-cups (㐬), then he puts up a barrier (止) to stop the space-road from being obstructed again.
to learn / to study / to imitate / science / -ology
学
=
小
+
冖
+
子
:
Xu Xian wants to study scienceology and learn more about daisies. Just inside the elevator's kitchen, he put some daisies into a prize cup and covered them with a cooking top. He wants to study the growth rate of the daisies depending on the pH of the water in the prize cup.
浅
=
戋
+
氵
:
Joan of Arc (ji) is floating in a floating tank (戋) in front of the anthill (an1). There is nothing to hear but the sound of moving water (浅) which she pours out of water bottles (氵) into the tank from time to time.
浅
=
戋
+
氵
:
The Queen of Hearts (qi) is enjoying a quiet moment in a floating tank (戋) in the anthill (an3) after filling it up with special royal water from water bottles (氵). Relaxing in the shallow (浅) water she is observing the light (浅) colors of her surrounding.