桫

suo̅ = su + o1

horse chestnut / Stewartia pseudocamellia (botany)

桫 character breakdown

桫
- 木
  - 八
    - 丿
    - ㇏
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
- 沙
  - 少
    - 丿
    - 小
      - 亅
      - 八
        
        丿
        
        ㇏
  - 氵
    - ⺀
      - 丶
    - ㇀

木

mù = mu + Ø4

surname Mu

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.

沙

sha̅ = sh + a1

surname Sha

沙

sha̅ = sh + a1

granule / hoarse / raspy / sand / powder / CL:粒[li4] / abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia

沙 = 少 + 氵 : Sherlock Holmes (sh) is selling bottles (氵) in front of the ashram (a1). Smiley (少) comes round because thon is very thirsty and buys a bottle, just to find out that it contains only sand (沙).