栖

qi̅ = qi + Ø1

to perch / to rest (of birds) / to dwell / to live / to stay

栖 = 木 + 西 : The Queen of Hearts (qi) set up an artificial habitat (栖) in front of the space station (Ø1) by using a huge cowboy hat (西) as the base on which she erected a few Christmas trees (木).

栖 character breakdown

栖
- 木
  - 八
    - 丿
    - ㇏
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
- 西
  - 兀
    - 一
    - 儿
      - 丿
      - 乚
  - 口
  - 囗

木

mù = mu + Ø4

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

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.

西

xi̅ = xi + Ø1

the West / abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2] / Spanish

西 = 兀 + 囗 : The wild west is largely recognized by the symbol of the cowboy hat.

西 = 兀 + 囗 : Marie Curie has gone crazy from the loneliness in space. In front of the space station, she sits inside of a large wooden box, wearing a cowboy hat and playing a 胡兀尔 fiddle, thinking that she's participating in a square dance in the wild west.