榨

zhà = zh + a4

variant of 榨[zha4] / to press / to extract (juice)

zhà = zh + a4

to press / to extract (juice) / device for extracting juice, oils etc

榨 = 木 + 窄 : James II of England (zh) wants to make his own essential oil (榨), so he presses (榨) a Christmas tree (木) through a narrow slit (窄) in the ashram's bathroom (a4).

榨 character breakdown

榨
- 木
  - 八
    - 丿
    - ㇏
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
- 窄
  - 乍
  - 穴
    - 八
      - 丿
      - ㇏
    - 宀
      - 丶
      - 冖

木

mù = mu + Ø4

(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden

木 = 八 + 十 : Mnemonic symbol: a Christmas tree.

Malte Monkey (mu) is setting up a Christmas tree (木) in the bathroom of the space station (Ø4). He decorates the tree with eight-balls (八) and puts a holy cross (十) at the top of the tree.

窄

zhǎi = zh + ai3

narrow / narrow-minded / badly off

窄 = 乍 + 穴 : Mnemonic symbol: a narrow slit of some kind. James II of England (zh) is painting cave paintings (穴) on the walls of the airplane's living room (ai3). He is using a special technique: he pushes the hair of his Mohawk haircut (乍) through a narrow slit (窄) so that when he applies the paint to his hair (to use it as a brush) he doesn't accidentally paint his face.