厝

cuò = cu + o4

to lay in place / to put / to place a coffin in a temporary location pending burial

厝 character breakdown

厝
- 厂
- 昔
  - 井
    - 丨
    - 丿
    - 二
      - 一
  - 日
    - 一
    - 囗

厂

hǎn = h + an3

"cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc

厂

廠

chǎng = ch + ang3

factory / yard / depot / workhouse / works / (industrial) plant

Mnemonic symbol: a chocolate factory. Charlie Chaplin (ch) is overjoyed to see that in the anglepod's living room (ang3), a small chocolate factory (厂) is for sale. He buys it, shaves his mustache, grows his hair a bit and renames himself to Willy Wonka to live in the chocolate factory.

昔

xi̅ = xi + Ø1

former times / the past / Taiwan pr. [xi2]

昔 = 井 + 日 : Mnemonic symbol: From 奶昔, milkshake

In former times (昔), at the end of the day the sun (日) used to go down in a well (井) in front of the space station (Ø1). Xi Shi (xi) made the sun go out by pouring a milk shake (mnemonic symbol for 昔) over it.