榿

桤

榿

qi̅ = qi + Ø1

alder

榿 character breakdown

榿
- 木
  - 八
    - 丿
    - ㇏
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
- 豈
  - 山
    - 丨
    - 凵
  - 豆
    - 䒑
      - 一
      - 丷
    - 𠮛
      - 一
      - 口

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.

岂

豈

kǎi = k + ai3

old variant of 愷|恺[kai3] / old variant of 凱|凯[kai3]

岂

豈

qǐ = qi + Ø3

how? (emphatic question)

岂 = 山 + 己 : Instead of doing experiments the Queen of Hearts (qi) is idly playing with a fork (山) and a butcher's hook (己) in the space station (Ø3). The people at ground control keep asking the same question: how can this be (岂有此理)?