重量單位

重 = 千 + 里 : Mnemonic symbol (from the shape of the character): this one looks like a space elevator. The two top strokes are the heavens, the two bottom strokes are the earth, and the part in between is the cabin (or climber) of the space elevator.

Chantal Chicken (chu) is working in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). Her job is to crush sunflower (里) seeds with a 1 kg weight (千) to get the kernels. Then she has to put the kernels into the cabin of a space elevator (重) to send them to outer space. This repeats (重) again and again day in, day out.

重 = 千 + 里 : Mnemonic symbol (from the shape of the character): this one looks like a space elevator. The two top strokes are the heavens, the two bottom strokes are the earth, and the part in between is the cabin (or climber) of the space elevator.

Julian Giant Squid (zhu) installed a space elevator (重) in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4). For the maiden trip, and as a stress test, he loads one thousand (千) one kilogram weights (千) and decorates them with sun flowers (里) to celebrate the occasion.

量 = 旦 + 里 : Li Qingzhao (li) uses a measuring cup (量) for a recipe in the anglepod's kitchen (ang2). Unfortunately she made a terrible mistake: instead of measuring cups (旦) of sunflowers (里), she throws sunflowers and cups together into a measuring cup.

单 = 丷 + 田 + 十 : In front of the anthill there are many, really a field of crosses because Don Quixote killed so many people on his crusades. Today is his judgement day: a mean crocodile reads the list of his victims to him, and Don Quixote is really 不好意思.

位 = 亻 + 立 : An armchair.

位 = 亻 + 立 : Rosa Luxemburg visits Willy Walrus in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom. He sits in his place--an armchair--like a king, and Rosa presents him a vase.