董

surname Dong

董 = 艹 + 重 : Doggy Dog (du) supervises (董) the space elevator (重) inside of the engine ((e)ng3). Currently it is transporting artificial lawn (艹) and antiques (古董) to the space station.

董

dǒng = du + (e)ng3

to supervise / to direct / director

董 character breakdown

董
- 艹
- 重
  - 千
    - 丿
    - 十
      - 一
      - 丨
  - 里
    - 土
      - 一
      - 十
        
        一
        
        丨
    - 田
      - 十
        
        一
        
        丨
      - 囗

艹

cǎo = c + ao3

grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5]

Artificial lawn. The King of Chu burns artificial lawn in the aorta.

重

chóng = chu + (e)ng2

to repeat / repetition / again / re- / classifier: layer

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

zhòng = zhu + (e)ng4

heavy / serious / to attach importance to

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.

Characters with 董 as component

懂

dǒng = du + (e)ng3

to understand / to comprehend

懂 = 忄 + 董 : Doggy Dog (du) is seeking to understand the inner structure of antiques (董) inside of the engine ((e)ng3). To see the inner structure he smashes the antiques with a flail (忄).