高

ga̅o = g + ao1

surname Gao

高 = 亠 + 冋 + 口 : A skyscraper.

高 = 亠 + 冋 + 口 : Just in front of the aorta, a huge skyscraper has been erected. It's an important building, so there's a control checkpoint at the entrance, and Guy Fawkes has been hired to stand guard. To make him look more dangerous, he wears a beret. However there's no-one to check, so Guy Fawkes is bored and eats a mandarin.

高

ga̅o = g + ao1

high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific)

高 = 亠 + 冋 + 口 : A skyscraper.

高 character breakdown

高
- 亠
  - 一
  - 丶
- 冋
  - 冂
    - 丨
    - ㇆
      - 一
      - 亅
  - 口
  - 囗
- 口

亠

tóu = t + ou2

"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).

冋

jio̅ng = ju + (e)ng1

archaic variant of 坰[jiong1]

冋 = 冂 + 口 : A border control checkpoint.

冋 = 冂 + 口 : Zeus is working at a border control checkpoint in front of the engine, but there is no-one to be checked. He is so bored that he's driving staples into mandarins without end.

口

kǒu = k + ou3

mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

Mnemonic symbol: 口 shall be represented by a mandarin. Karl Marx (k-) is enjoying a mandarin in the outhouse's living room (ou3).