撒爾孟

撒 = 扌 + 散 : Socrates (s) sprinkles some water on his flowers in front of the ashram (a1). He holds a watering can (散) with a toy claw (扌), but suddenly he lets go (撒) and the water spills everywhere. Upon seeing so much water Socrates cannot help but want to pee (撒).

尔 = ⺈ + 小 : Mnemonic symbol derived from the components: a peace dove. Albert Einstein (Ø) wants to send a message of peace to earth from the space station's living room (Ø3). He wanted to give a dove (尔) a daisy (小) so that it can bring it to earth, but the dove is late! Albert has no choice but to give it to a passing crane (⺈) instead. Thus, the crane flies to earth with the daisy in his beak, just like a peace dove.

孟 = 子 + 皿 : Mnemonic symbol: Mencius, 孟子.

Mencius (孟) poses Mahatma Gandhi (m) a riddle in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4). He asks Mahatma Gandhi to have an egg (子) sit upright on the table. Mahatma Gandhi gives up after many tries and Mencius shows him how to do it: using a shallow bowl (皿) as egg cup.

孟 = 子 + 皿 : Mnemonic symbol: Mencius, 孟子.

Mencius (孟) poses Mahatma Gandhi (m) a riddle in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4). He asks Mahatma Gandhi to have an egg (子) sit upright on the table. Mahatma Gandhi gives up after many tries and Mencius shows him how to do it: using a shallow bowl (皿) as egg cup.