rustic / low / base / mean / to despise / to scorn
鄙
=
口
+
亠
+
回
+
阝
:
The imperator (阝) thinks Brunhilde (bi) is despicable (鄙) because she wants to go back to earth. Inside of the space station (Ø3) she gets ready to return in her box full of mandarins (回) and dons her beret (亠). As a goodbye gift she throws a mandarin (口) towards the imperator and returns (回) to earth.
"lid" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 8)
亠
=
丶
+
一
:
Mnemonic symbol: 亠 looks like a beret. Tecumseh (t) is killing time in the Outhouse's kitchen (ou2) by playing a game. His goal is to blow a petal leaf (丶) into a beret (亠) by blowing air through a flute (一).
to circle / to go back / to turn around / to answer / to return / to revolve / Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) / time / classifier for acts of a play / section or chapter (of a classic book)
回
=
口
+
囗
:
Helga Horse (hu-) smuggled herself into the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (-ei2). She covered herself in an enclosure (囗) full of mandarins (口). Unfortunately, she missed one little detail: The box full of mandarins is to be shipped back (回) to China soon.
a ranking of items in a particular category, with the most highly regarded on top (neologism c. 2012, coined by analogy with 食物鏈|食物链[shi2 wu4 lian4], food chain)