善

good (virtuous) / benevolent / well-disposed / good at sth / to improve or perfect

善 = 业 + 口 + 羊 : Mnemonic symbol: a good book about etiquette.

Sherlock Holmes (sh) finds a bullfrog (业) and a sheep (羊) fighting viciously over a mandarin (口) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). He finds this behaviour unbearable and starts to read Emily Post to them to teach them some manners (善).

善 character breakdown

善
- 口
- 业
- 羊
  - 三
    - 一
    - 二
      - 一
  - 丫

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).

业

業

yè = y + e4

surname Ye

业

業

yè = y + e4

line of business / industry / occupation / job / employment / school studies / enterprise / property / (Buddhism) karma / deed / to engage in / already

I can't help but see a bullfrog in 业. Maud Younger finds that the climate in the elevator's bathroom are perfect for her new business: growing bullfrogs.

羊

yáng = y + ang2

surname Yang

羊

yáng = y + ang2

sheep / goat / CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1]

羊 = 丫 + 三 : Maud Younger is looking for gender equality just inside the anglepod's kitchen—and a dowsing rod is her tool of choice. A sheep sees this and imitates her, using a Cartesian coordinate system as a dowsing rod substitute.