Mandarinbanana

wǒ = w + o3

I; me; my

我 = 戈 + 手 : I (我) find Willy Walrus (w) lying motionless in the observatory's living room (o3), and there's a dagger-axe (戈) sticking right in his chest. I (我) try to pull it out while wearing a baseball glove (手).

的

di̅ = di + Ø1

see 的士[di1 shi4]

的

dí = di + Ø2

really and truly

的

de = d + e5

of; ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute) / (used to form a nominal expression) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) / also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs

的 = 勺 + 白 : Don Quixote (d) ends up on the elevator's roof (e5) after a standoff. His only weapon left is a silver spoon (勺), so he can only wave with a white flag (白).

的

dì = di + Ø4

(bound form) bull's-eye; target

机

機

ji̅

器

qì

machine / CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4],個|个[ge4]

机

機

ji̅ = ji + Ø1

(bound form) machine; mechanism / (bound form) aircraft / (bound form) an opportunity / (bound form) crucial point; pivot / (bound form) quick-witted; flexible / (bound form) organic

机 = 几 + 木 : Joan of Arc (ji) made a machine (机) that fully automatically manufactures tables (几) out of Christmas trees (木) and tests it in front of the space station (Ø1).

器

qì = qi + Ø4

device / tool / utensil / CL:臺|台[tai2]

器 = 㗊 + 犬 : The Saint Bernard dog has been practising playing his bagpipe all day in the space station's bathroom. The Queen of Hearts is so annoyed that finally she grabbed a screwdriver as utensil to end this torture.

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