to clasp / to cup the hands / to hold up with both hands / to offer (esp. in cupped hands) / to praise / to flatter
捧
=
奉
+
扌
:
A crowd is cheering (捧) at Pinocchio (p) inside of the engine ((e)ng3). They believe (奉) Pinocchio is their savior and carry him using a lot of toy claws (扌), praising him.
to kill / to murder / to attack / to weaken or reduce / to smart (dialect) / (used after a verb) extremely
杀
=
乂
+
朩
:
Sherlock Holmes (sh) is messing around with a sewage pipe sticking out of the floor (朩) in front of the ashram (a1) using pliers (乂). To reduce (杀) the marks he left he is trying to rub them off with an eraser (杀).