货

huò = hu + o4

goods / money / commodity / CL:個|个[ge4]

货 = 化 + 贝 : Helga Horse (hu) is using a transformer (化) to roast crabs (贝) in the observatory's bathroom (o4). Later she wants to sell the roasted crabs (货) as commodity (货) for money (货).

货 character breakdown

货
- 化
  - 亻
    - 丨
    - 丿
  - 匕
    - 丿
    - 乚
- 贝
  - 人
    - 丿
    - ㇏
  - 冂
    - 丨
    - ㇆
      - 一
      - 亅
  - ⺆
    - 丿
    - ㇆
      - 一
      - 亅

化

hua̅ = hu + a1

variant of 花[hua1]

化

huà = hu + a4

to make into / to change into / -ization / to ... -ize / to transform / abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2]

化 = 亻 + 匕 : Helga Horse and Rosa Luxemburg conduct an experiment in the ashram's bathroom. Using a transformer, they melt a ladle.

贝

貝

bèi = b + ei4

cowrie / shellfish / currency (archaic)

贝 = ⺆ + 人 : Mnemonic symbol: a crab. In the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4), the Neanderthal man (人) and Beelzebub (b) are fighting a crab with staplers (⺆), but because the Neanderthal man (人) can't handle the stapler he accidentally staples himself in the forehead.