敵

dí = di + Ø2

enemy / to be a match for / to rival / to resist / to withstand

敌 = 攵 + 舌 : Dorothy Gale (di) is fighting her enemy (敌), the Wicked Witch of the West, by attacking her with a sledgehammer (攵) while threatening her with her tongue (舌) stuck out just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2).

敵 character breakdown

敵
- 攵
  - 乂
    - 丿
    - ㇏
  - 𠂉
    - 一
    - 丿
- 啇
  - 六
    - 亠
      - 一
      - 丶
    - 八
      - 丿
      - ㇏
  - 冂
    - 丨
    - ㇆
      - 一
      - 亅
  - 古
    - 十
      - 一
      - 丨
    - 口
  - 立
    - 亠
      - 一
      - 丶
    - 䒑
      - 一
      - 丷

攵

pu̅ = pu + Ø1

variant of 攴[pu1]

攵 = 𠂉 + 乂 : Mnemonic symbol: the epitome of rapping and tapping is a sledge hammer. Petra pinguin (pu) forgot her key (𠂉) and know she's locked out of the space station (Ø1). At first she tries to open the lock with pliers (乂), but in the end she has no choice but to use the sledge hammer (攵).

啇

dì = di + Ø4

stem / foot / base / root

啇 = 立 + 冂 + 古 : Dorothy Gale (di) bought a cloister (古) and wants to set it up in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). The package contained a vase (立), a stem (啇) and a manual showing how to combine the two items to get the cloister (a map 冂 in a metaphorical sense), but Dorothy has no idea how to set up her cloister.