都

du̅ = du + Ø1

surname Du

do̅u = d + ou1

all / both / entirely / (used for emphasis) even / already / (not) at all

都 = 者 + 阝 : Louis XIV wants to subject the world, and he starts with Don Quixote and the Emperor by standing on their backs while they crouch on the floor.

都

du̅ = du + Ø1

capital city / metropolis

都

do̅u = d + ou1

all; both; entirely / (used for emphasis) even / already / (not) at all

都 character breakdown

都
- 者
  - 日
    - 一
    - 囗
  - ⺹
    - 丿
    - 土
      - 一
      - 十
        
        一
        
        丨
- 阝

者

zhě = zh + e3

(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... / (after a noun) person involved in ... / -er / -ist / (used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously) / (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) / (old) (used at the end of a command) / (old) this

者 = ⺹ + 日 : Mnemonic symbol: the sun (日) is wearing a crown (⺹). This reminds me of Louis XIV, le Roi Soleil, the Sun King, which will thus be the mnemonic symbol for 者. The crown (⺹) wearing sun (日), the Sun King (者) and James II of England (zh) are taking part in a writing contest in the elevator's living room (e3) to see who of them is the best author (作者).

阝

Character component without intrinsic meaning

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.