人之常情

人 = 丿 + ㇏ : Mnemonic symbol: Neanderthal Man (人). Robinson Crusoe (r-) is looking for snacks in the encampment's kitchen (-en2) when he suddenly spots Neanderthal Man (人). Neanderthal Man offers him a banana (丿), but Robinson Crusoe doesn't trust the present and pokes it with a finger (㇏).

之 = 丶 + Z : Mnemonic symbol: Sooo sleepy... "zZz" (the character looks like a "Z"). James II of England (zh) fell asleep in front of the space station (Ø1). He sleeps on a big petal leaf (丶), making loud "zZz" (之) sounds.

常 = 小 + 冖 + 吊 : Mnemonic symbol: the centennial light, a light bulb which will shine forever and ever.

常 = 小 + 冖 + 吊 : Charlie Chaplin is fighting his way through anglepod's underbrush with a coat hanger. The anglepod has not been visited in a hundred years, and with his coat hanger, Charlie Chaplin has to cut down a lot of daisies. Finally he found what he was looking for: the centennial light, protected from the daisies and the rain by a cooking top.

情 = 忄 + 青 : Just inside the engine's kitchen the Queen of Hearts is feeling terrible. She just spent a fortune to drink from the fountain of youth, although deep inside she knew from the start that she's lying to herself and spending a fortune for nothing. Now she's punishing herself by beating herself with a flail.