辣

là = l + a4

old variant of 辣[la4]

辣 = 束 + 辛 : Lancelot (l) wants to concoct a hot and spicy (辣) broth in the ashram's bathroom (a4), so he prepares a bundle of firewood (束) and puts a kettle on it. He fills the kettle with kimchi (辛) to make a hot and spicy soup.

辣

là = l + a4

hot (spicy) / pungent / (of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting / to burn

辣 character breakdown

辣
- 束
  - 口
  - 木
    - 八
      - 丿
      - ㇏
    - 十
      - 一
      - 丨
- 辛
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
  - 立
    - 亠
      - 一
      - 丶
    - 䒑
      - 一
      - 丷

束

shù = shu + Ø4

surname Shu

束 = 口 + 木 : Mnemonic symbol: a bundle of firewood.

束 = 口 + 木 : In the space station's bathroom, Sheldon Shrimp built a stage out of bundles of firewood to put his Christmas tree on. Under the tree he put his favourite food: mandarins.

束

shù = shu + Ø4

to bind / bunch / bundle / classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc / to control

束 = 口 + 木 : Mnemonic symbol: a bundle of firewood.

束 = 口 + 木 : In the space station's bathroom, Sheldon Shrimp built a stage out of bundles of firewood to put his Christmas tree on. Under the tree he put his favourite food: mandarins.

辛

xi̅n = xi + (e)n1

surname Xin

辛 = 十 + 立 : Marie Curie (xi) is preparing for the winter by making kimchi (辛) in front of the encampment ((e)n1). She is drying the vegetables by hanging them on crosses (十) and puts the finished kimchi into vases (立). She has been working very hard (辛) and in the end the filled eight (辛) vases with pungent hot (辛) kimchi.

辛

xi̅n = xi + (e)n1

(of taste) hot or pungent / hard / laborious / suffering / eighth in order / eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / letter "H" or Roman "VIII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / ancient Chinese compass point: 285° / octa