to be / to act as / manage / withstand / when / during / ought / should / match equally / equal / same / obstruct / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / right / just at
当
=
小
+
彐
:
This character looks like an angry pitbull. 小 forms the eyes and maybe nose, and 彐 are the dangerous teeth.
当
=
小
+
彐
:
Don Quixote opposes a dangerous pit bull in front of the anglepod, and he tries to calm him down with a daisy.
街
=
圭
+
行
:
Joan of Arc (ji) set up a street (街) in front of the elevator (e1) by plastering the floor with jade tablets (圭). She is the first one to try out the new street using her seven-league boots (行).