Mnemonic comic for 等

děng = d + (e)ng3: class / rank / grade / equal to / same as / to wait for / to await / et cetera / and so on / et al. (and other authors) / after / as soon as / once

Inside of the engine's living room ((e)ng3), Don Quixote (d) is praying in front of a Buddhist shrine (寺). He brought a bamboo stick (⺮) as offer, and he lighted it at the very top. Now he's waiting for the stick to burn down so he can go home. However, the stick is very long: Don Quixote will have to wait for a long time (等).