椭

tuǒ = tu + o3

ellipse

椭 = 木 + 阝 + 有 : Tommy Turtle (tu) and the Pope (阝) are celebrating Christmas in the observatory (o3). Somehow the Pope managed to decorate the Christmas tree (木) with ovally (椭) shaped confetti (有).

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椭 character breakdown

椭
- 有
  - 月
    - 二
      - 一
    - ⺆
      - 丿
      - ㇆
        
        一
        
        亅
  - 𠂇
    - 一
    - 丿
- 木
  - 八
    - 丿
    - ㇏
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
- 陏
  - 有
    - 月
      - 二
        
        一
      - ⺆
        
        丿
        
        ㇆
        
        一
        
        亅
    - 𠂇
      - 一
      - 丿
  - 阝
- 阝

木

mù = mu + Ø4

(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden

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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.

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陏

suí = su + ei2

old variant of 隨|随[Sui2]

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阝

Character component without intrinsic meaning

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When on the left hand side of any character, it's the pope, but when it's on the right hand side of any character, it's the emperor.

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有

yǒu = y + ou3

to have; there is / (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)

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有 = 𠂇 + 月 : Mnemonic symbol: confetti.

In an act of revolution, with a pair of scissors (𠂇) Maud Younger (y) is cutting a paper moon (月) into tiny pieces in the outhouse's living room (ou3). There is (有) only confetti (有) left over.

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