符

fú = fu + Ø2

surname Fu

符 = ⺮ + 付 : Frieda Fox (fu) is praying for a larger paycheck (付) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). For her prayers she is using a talisman (符) she made herself by attaching big paychecks (付) to the tip of a bamboo stick (⺮).

符

fú = fu + Ø2

mark / sign / talisman / to seal / to correspond to / tally / symbol / written charm / to coincide

符 character breakdown

符
- ⺮
- 付
  - 亻
    - 丨
    - 丿
  - 寸
    - 一
    - 丶
    - 亅
- 竹
  - 丨
  - 亅
  - 亇
    - 亅
    - 人
      - 丿
      - ㇏
    - ⺈
  - 𠂉
    - 一
    - 丿

⺮

zhú = zhu + Ø2

"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)

Mnemonic symbol: a bamboo stick.

Julian Giant Squid (zhu) is cooking bamboo shoots in the space station's kitchen (Ø2). He's cooking them in a large pot and stirs them with a bamboo stick (⺮).

付

fù = fu + Ø4

surname Fu

付

fù = fu + Ø4

to pay / to hand over to / classifier for pairs or sets of things

付 = 亻 + 寸 : A paycheck.

付 = 亻 + 寸 : Rosa Luxemburg hands over Frieda Fox's paycheck in the bathroom of the space station, who of course "thumbs up".

竹

zhú = zhu + Ø2

bamboo / CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1] / Kangxi radical 118

竹 = 𠂉 + 丨 + 亅 : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) is weaving a bamboo basket (竹) in the space station's kitchen (Ø2). He is using a key (𠂉), a dinosaur bone (丨) and a crowbar (亅) as basis structure and connects the three stays by weaving soft bamboo (竹) around them.