to substitute / to act on behalf of others / to replace / generation / dynasty / age / period / (historical) era / (geological) eon
代
=
亻
+
弋
:
Rosa Luxemburg (亻) wants to practice her archery skills in the airplane's bathroom (ai4). On the other side Don Quixote (d) is standing, but they don't have an apple, so they substitute the apple with a token (代, 代币). Don Quixote is trembling heavily as Rosa lifts her bow (弋) and prepares to shoot down the token from Don's head.
to count / to count as / to regard as / to enumerate (sb's shortcomings)
数
=
娄
+
攵
:
Sheldon Shrimp (shu) occupied a lunar mansion (娄) inside of the space station (Ø3) although he knows that it is to be torn down. Outside of his lunar mansion the construction (or rather destruction) workers are already counting (数) down from ten. When they count (数) zero, they will start taking down the whole thing with their sledgehammers (攵).
knot / sturdy / bond / to tie / to bind / to check out (of a hotel)
结
=
吉
+
纟
:
The silk worm and Joan of Arc are in an awkward situation. The giant has pulled the worm so long that she's long enough to tie Joan of Arc to one of the pillars of the elevator's kitchen, and to even make a knot.
to construct / to form / to make up / to compose / literary composition / paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
构
=
勾
+
木
:
Guy Fawkes (g) wants to measure the crystal structure (构) of the Christmas tree (木) in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4), so he first draws a comic (勾) to find which would be the optimal crystallization superstructure.