工

work / worker / skill / profession / trade / craft / labor

工 = 二 + 丨 : Mnemonic symbol: a steel beam, since 工 looks like the cross section of a steel beam.

Gitta Giraffe (gu) is working a shift in front of the engine ((e)ng1). Her job is to melt dinosaur bones (丨) so that they can be disposed off easily. To melt the bones, she is shorting a huge capacitor (二) with a steel beam (工) which consequently heats up to a bright glow. Using the glowing hot steel beam she can melt the dinosaur bone easily.

工 character breakdown

工
- 丨
- 二
  - 一

丨

gǔn = gu + (e)n3

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)

Mnemonic symbol: a dinosaur bone. Gitta Giraffe (gu-) found a gorgeous dinosaur bone (丨) in the encampment's living room ((e)n3).

丨

shù = shu + Ø4

vertical stroke (in Chinese characters), referred to as 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3]

Mnemonic symbol: a dinosaur bone. Sheldon Shrimp (shu) found a gorgeous dinosaur bone (丨) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) and is cracking it open to eat its bone marrow.

二

èr = Ø + Ø4

two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid

二 = 一 : Mnemonic symbol: a capacitor, because the two strokes remind me of the symbol in electrical drawings. Albert Einstein (Ø) is experimenting with a capacitor (二) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He finds that it's uncomfortable to discharge a capacitor using two flutes (一).

Characters with 工 as component

式

shì = sh + Ø4

type / form / pattern / style

式 = 工 + 弋 : I'll use a specific style as mnemonic symbol: 哥特式, gothic.

Sherlock Holmes and the goth are celebrating a Viking festival in the space station's bathroom. They don't have trunks to throw around, so they use a steel beam. They also celebrate by practising archery. In zero gravity it is easy for them to set one world record after the next.

扛

káng = k + ang2

to carry on one's shoulder / (fig.) to take on (a burden, duty etc)

扛 = 工 + 扌 : Karl Mark (k) is carrying a steel beam (工) on his shoulder (扛) in the anglepod's kitchen (ang2) and balances the steel beam using a toy claw (扌).

扛

摃

ga̅ng = g + ang1

old variant of 扛[gang1]

扛 = 工 + 扌 : Guy Fawkes (g) raises a steel beam (工) aloft with both hands (扛) using toy claws (扌) in front of the anglepod (ang1).

扛

ga̅ng = g + ang1

to raise aloft with both hands / (of two or more people) to carry sth together

扛 = 工 + 扌 : Guy Fawkes (g) raises a steel beam (工) aloft with both hands (扛) using toy claws (扌) in front of the anglepod (ang1).

江

jia̅ng = ji + ang1

river / CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]

江 = 工 + 氵 : A rive has flooded the area around the anglepod, but Joan of Arc was able to save herself on a makeshift raft made of a steel beam and a lot of empty bottles to make it float. She's floating just in front of the anglepod.

江

jia̅ng = ji + ang1

surname Jiang

差

cha̅ = ch + a1

difference; discrepancy / (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction) / (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly

差 = 工 + 羊 : Charlie Chapling is juggling steel beams in front of the ashram. A sheep is making an error bar graph representing Charlie's number of tries to juggle as long as possible without letting the beams fall down.

差

chà = ch + a4

different / wrong; mistaken / to fall short; to lack / not up to standard; inferior / Taiwan pr. [cha1]

差

cha̅i = ch + ai1

to send (on an errand) / (archaic) person sent on such an errand / job; official post

差

ci̅ = c + Ø1

used in 參差|参差[cen1 ci1]

经

經

ji̅ng = ji + (e)ng1

surname Jing

经 = 纟 + 又 + 工 : Joan of Arc is boiling with indignation when she sees a silk worm (or rather a book worm?) looking out of a hole in her sacred tome in front of the engine. To drive the worm out, Joan of Arc attached a boxing glove to a steel beam and gains momentum for her sucker punch.