to cast / to send / to throw oneself (into the river etc) / to seek refuge / to place oneself into the hands of
投
=
扌
+
殳
:
Tecumseh (t) is exerting an ancient sport of his tribe in the outhouse's kitchen (ou2). He is hurling (投) a halberd (殳) as far as he can using a toy claw (扌).
机
=
几
+
木
:
Joan of Arc (ji) made a machine (机) that fully automatically manufactures tables (几) out of Christmas trees (木) and tests it in front of the space station (Ø1).
to sell / to betray / to spare no effort / to show off or flaunt
卖
=
十
+
㇖
+
头
:
Mahatma Gandhi (m) wants to get rid of his worldly possessions and sets up a flea market in the airplane's bathroom (ai4). He displays a cross (十), a sickle (㇖) and a skull (头) which he wants to sell (卖), so he attached price tags to all of them.