檢

to check / to examine / to inspect / to exercise restraint

检 = 佥 + 木 : Joan of Arc (ji) and General 傅佥 (佥) are spending Christmas Eve inside of the anthill (an3). Next to them there is a Christmas tree (木) at the bar. Joan of Arc and the general again and again check (检) and investigate (检) the tree whether there are already some presents under it.

檢 character breakdown

檢
- 僉
  - 亼
    - 一
    - 人
      - 丿
      - ㇏
  - 兄
    - 儿
      - 丿
      - 乚
    - 口
- 木
  - 八
    - 丿
    - ㇏
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨

佥

僉

qia̅n = qi + an1

all

佥 = 亼 + ⺍ + 一 : Mnemonic symbol: General 傅佥.

The Queen of Hearts wants to drive all the cats out of the anthill. Outside of it she put on a pointed cap, sprinkled some catnip and starts to play her flute like the Pied Piper of Hamelin. She plays and plays but no cats come out at all, just the General Fu Qian is attracted by the catnip.

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.