Mnemonic comic for 交
Translation
Mnemonic
Mnemonic symbol: To me the character (交) looks like a face: a beret (亠) on the top, a pair of old tired eyes (八), and (乂) could be the nose and mouth. For this person, an old guy with a beret, I choose Linus Pauling, a famous scientist with a beret.
Father Time (父) commands Linus Pauling (交) to hand over (交) his beret (亠) to him in front of the aorta (ao1), but Joan of Arc (ji) comes to his rescue.
Prompt
First panel:
Father Time commands Linus to hand over his beret to him in front of the aorta.
Linus is an elderly Caucasian scientist with a receding hairline and wispy white hair, wearing his signature black beret and a tweed suit jacket. He usually has a lively, enthusiastic expression and is holding a large, colorful ball-and-stick molecular model. Age: 60s-70s, signature Item: black beret, props: ball-and-stick molecular models (specifically alpha-helix structures), vibe: enthusiastic, intellectual, warm.
An ancient, gaunt patriarch representing Father Time. He has a waist-length, wind-swept beard of stark white hair that transitions into ethereal, shimmering grains of sand at the tips. His skin is deeply etched with wrinkles like cracked parchment, and his eyes are a piercing, translucent silver. He wears heavy, layered robes of tattered charcoal wool that seem to trail smoke or dust. In one weathered hand, he grips a bronze scythe with a blade etched in Roman numerals; in the other, a large ornate hourglass where the sand flows upward. A faint, glowing mechanical clockwork halo floats silently behind his head. His mouth is wrinkled as if he just bit into a lemon.
A beret is a soft, round, flat-crowned hat made of wool or felt. It sits snugly on the head, often tilted to one side for a stylish, effortless look. Simple yet distinctive, it’s a classic accessory.
Scene setting: in the background there is a massive, colossal organic pipeline resembling a human aorta arching across a vast red sand desert. The structure is deep crimson with visible branching capillaries and a wet, glistening muscular texture. It emerges from and disappears into the sand dunes like a petrified biological mega-structure. The environment features a hazy ochre sky, scattered bleached skeletal remains of desert flora, and sharp, rippling sand dunes. The lighting is harsh and directional, casting deep shadows that emphasize the pulsating, ridged surface of the organic conduit.
Follow up for second panel:
Just as Linus is about to hand over his beret, Joan of Arc appears and defends him, causing Father Time to back off scared and surprised.
Joan of Arc is depicted as a young woman with strong, noble features and short, wavy brown hair framing her determined face. She wears gleaming medieval armor that reflects her courage and faith, every plate finely crafted and battle-worn. A radiant golden halo encircles her head, symbolizing divine inspiration and unshakable conviction.