惰

duò = du + o4

lazy

惰 = 忄 + 左 + 月 : Doggy Dog (du) is very lazy (惰) and slacking off sleeping on the moon (月) in the observatory's bathroom (o4), but in the end the communist (左) finds him and punishes him with a flail (忄) for being so lazy (惰).

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惰 character breakdown

惰
- 左
  - 工
    - 丨
    - 二
      - 一
  - 𠂇
    - 一
    - 丿
- 忄
- 月
  - 二
    - 一
  - ⺆
    - 丿
    - ㇆
      - 一
      - 亅

左

zuǒ = zu + o3

surname Zuo

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左 = 𠂇 + 工 : Mnemonic symbol: a communist.

Zapatista Zebra (zu) and the communist (左) teamed up for once to sabotage capitalism. They start by trying to cut a steel beam (工) using scissors (𠂇) inside of the observatory (o3).

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左

zuǒ = zu + o3

left / the Left (politics) / east / unorthodox / queer / wrong / differing / opposite / variant of 佐[zuo3]

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忄

xi̅n = xi + (e)n1

Kangxi radical 61 (心) as a vertical side element

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Looks a bit like a flail.

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月

yuè = yu + e4

moon / month / monthly / CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]

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月 = ⺆ + 二 : Yu the Great (yu) is modelling a moon (月) in the elevator's bathroom (e4). He uses a stapler (⺆) to staple a lot of capacitors (二) together to form a moon shape, while the real moon is sitting for him.

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