桢

evergreen shrub

桢 character breakdown

桢
- 木
  - 八
    - 丿
    - ㇏
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
- 贞
  - 卜
    - 丨
    - 丶
  - 贝
    - 人
      - 丿
      - ㇏
    - 冂
      - 丨
      - ㇆
        
        一
        
        亅
    - ⺆
      - 丿
      - ㇆
        
        一
        
        亅
  - ⺊
    - 一
    - 丨

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.

贞

貞

zhe̅n = zh + (e)n1

chaste

贞 = ⺊ + 贝 : Mnemonic symbol: a girdle of chastity. James II of England (zh) wants to get rid of his girdle of chastity (贞). In front of the encampment ((e)n1) he asks the crab (贝) to destroy the girdle, but the crab waves with a pennant (⺊) instead to alarm the royal guard.