抹

ma̅ = m + a1

to wipe

mǒ = m + o3

to smear / to wipe / to erase / classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc

抹 = 扌 + 末 : Inside of the observatory (o3) Jehova's Witness (末) is telling Mahatma Gandhi (m) that the world is going to end soon, but Mahatma Gandhi just wipes (扌) his mouth with a toy claw (扌) for speaking such nonsense.

抹

mò = m + o4

to plaster / to go around / to skirt

抹 character breakdown

抹
- 扌
  - 亅
  - 二
    - 一
- 末
  - 一
  - 木
    - 八
      - 丿
      - ㇏
    - 十
      - 一
      - 丨

扌

shǒu = sh + ou3

"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc

扌 = 二 + 亅 : Mnemonic symbol: a toy claw.

末

mò = m + o4

tip / end / final stage / latter part / inessential detail / powder / dust / opera role of old man

末 = 一 + 木 : Mahatma Gandhi set up a giant flute on a Christmas tree, trying to raise awareness for the Roof of the World in the observatory's bathroom. He chose the flute and the tree as symbols for the sky and nature, but as Jehovah’s Witness enters, she thinks it's the sky that has fallen down on our heads, and the end of days is ultimately there.