慎重其事

慎 = 忄 + 真 : Sherlock Holmes (sh) ordered a replicator (真) to make a flail (忄) for him in the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4), but Sherlock is quite skeptical (慎). Indeed, the flail is quite fragile and it bursts on the first cautious (慎) test hit.

慎 = 忄 + 真 : Sherlock Holmes (sh) ordered a replicator (真) to make a flail (忄) for him in the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4), but Sherlock is quite skeptical (慎). Indeed, the flail is quite fragile and it bursts on the first cautious (慎) test hit.

重 = 千 + 里 : Mnemonic symbol (from the shape of the character): this one looks like a space elevator. The two top strokes are the heavens, the two bottom strokes are the earth, and the part in between is the cabin (or climber) of the space elevator.

Chantal Chicken (chu) is working in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). Her job is to crush sunflower (里) seeds with a 1 kg weight (千) to get the kernels. Then she has to put the kernels into the cabin of a space elevator (重) to send them to outer space. This repeats (重) again and again day in, day out.

重 = 千 + 里 : Mnemonic symbol (from the shape of the character): this one looks like a space elevator. The two top strokes are the heavens, the two bottom strokes are the earth, and the part in between is the cabin (or climber) of the space elevator.

Julian Giant Squid (zhu) installed a space elevator (重) in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4). For the maiden trip, and as a stress test, he loads one thousand (千) one kilogram weights (千) and decorates them with sun flowers (里) to celebrate the occasion.

其 = 目 + 八 : Looks like a watchtower. The Queen of Hearts is on lookout on the watchtower just inside the space station's entrance. The Eye of Providence helps her to look out for intruders. They also spread some eight balls for possible intruders to trip on.

事 = 𠮛 + 彐 + 亅 : Mnemonic symbol: The thing.

事 = 𠮛 + 彐 + 亅 : Sherlock Holmes read a magic scroll in the bathroom of the space station. The scroll promised eternal love to anyone who reads it and wears a pig's nose while doing so, and Sherlock gave it a try. Now he summoned the thing, and he is scared to death! All he has to defend with is a crowbar. However, he never was in danger: Since he is wearing the pig snout, the thing thinks Sherlock is his mommy, and it just wants to cuddle.