际

jì = ji + Ø4

border / edge / boundary / interval / between / inter- / to meet / time / occasion / to meet with (circumstances)

际 = 示 + 阝 : Joan of Arc (ji) and the pope (阝) have an international (际) meeting in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). They decide on the border through the bathroom and mark their territories using standards (示).

际 character breakdown

际
- 示
  - 二
    - 一
  - 小
    - 亅
    - 八
      - 丿
      - ㇏
- 阝

示

shì = sh + Ø4

to show / to reveal

示 = 二 + 小 : A standard or guidon, as used in the military. Sherlock Holmes tries out his new guidon in the space station's bathroom. The standard features a capacitor and a daisy.

阝

Character component without intrinsic meaning

When on the left hand side of any character, it's the pope, but when it's on the right hand side of any character, it's the emperor.