king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great
王
=
一
+
土
:
Mnemonic symbol: Martin Luther King. Willy Walrus (wu) is stuck in a heap of dirt (土) in the anglepod's kitchen (ang2). Martin Luther King (王) helps him by holding out a flute (一).
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
Maud Younger (y) forgot her keys to the space station (Ø1), all she brought outside was her flute (一). She has no choice but to crash the door with the giant flute.
earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
土
=
十
+
一
:
Tommy Turtle (tu) wants to fix a cross (十) on a flute (一) in the space station's living room (Ø3). He uses dust and clay (土) to hold them together.
to invite / to recruit / to levy (taxes) / to draft (troops) / phenomenon / symptom / characteristic sign (used as proof) / evidence
征
=
彳
+
正
:
James II of England (zh) recruited (征) the stick figure (正) to join him on an expedition (征). Legend has it that an ancient civilization left their black sneakers (彳) in front of the engine ((e)ng1). After they dug up most of the ground they finally find the sneakers.
intercalary / an extra day or month inserted into the lunar or solar calendar (such as February 29)
闰
=
王
+
门
:
Normally it is forbidden to hunt rhinoceroses in the encampment ((e)n4), but today is an intercalary day (闰) at which it is allowed. Martin Luther King (王) found Rachel Rhinoceros (ru) trapped in the bathroom ((e)n4), but as he approaches her with a vicious laugh, he doesn't notice that he's standing on a trap door (门) which he is about to fall through.
玛
=
王
+
马
:
Martin Luther King (王) and Mahatma Gandhi (m) are feeding the unicorn (马) muffins (玛) in the ashram (a3), but the unicorn is frequently biting on agates (玛) and cornelians (玛) which are hidden in the muffins (玛).
(onom.) ting-a-ling (in compounds such as 玎玲 or 玲瓏|玲珑) / tinkling of gem-pendants
玲
=
令
+
王
:
As Li Qingzhao (li) is exiting engine's kitchen ((e)ng2) she is stopped by Martin Luther King (王) who noticed a strange ting-a-ling sound (玲) from Qingzhao's backpack. Qingzhao denies him to have a look in her backpack, but as Martin shows her his Ling Pai (令) she will have no choice but to comply.
former kings / former emperors / in Confucian writing, refers esp. to the sage rulers Yao 堯|尧[Yao2], Shun 舜[Shun4], Yu 禹[Yu3], Tang 湯|汤[Tang1] and the kings of Zhou
Sejong the Great or Sejong Daewang (1397-1450), reigned 1418-1450 as fourth king of Joseon or Chosun dynasty, in whose reign the hangeul alphabet was invented