天

day / sky / heaven

天 = 一 + 大 : Mother Teresa (ti) programmed a robot (大) to play a flute duet together with her in front of the anthill (an1). As they play their flutes (一) an angel (天) hears their heavenly tune and descends from heaven to listen to them.

天 character breakdown

天
- 一
- 大
  - 一
  - 人
    - 丿
    - ㇏

一

yi̅ = y + Ø1

one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

Maud Younger (y) forgot her keys to the space station (Ø1), all she brought outside was her flute (一). She has no choice but to crash the door with the giant flute.

大

dài = d + ai4

see 大夫[dai4 fu5]

大

dà = d + a4

big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]) / greatly; freely; fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

大 = 一 + 人 : The big (大), huge (大) robot (mnemonic symbol for 大) is working out in the ashram's bathroom (a4). He's lifting a flute (一) to which Don Quixote (d) and Neanderthal man (人) are clinging.

Characters with 天 as component

吴

吳

wú = w + Ø2

surname Wu / area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai / name of states in Southern China at different historical periods

吴 = 口 + 天 : Mnemonic symbol: the water buffalo from Wu.

Willy Walrus (w) enters the space station (Ø2) with a big mandarin (口) in his hands. The water buffalo (吴) sees it and begins to pant heavily, slightly in panic. Fortunately there is an angel (天) around to calm him down and let him know that it's not the sun he's fearing.

吞

tu̅n = tu + (e)n1

to swallow / to take

吞 = 口 + 天 : Tommy Turtle (tu) tried to swallow (吞) a whole mandarin (口) in front of the encampment ((e)n1) and is about to suffocate. Fortunately an angel (天) sees him struggling and rescues him.

关

關

gua̅n = gu + an1

mountain pass / to close; to shut; to turn off / to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc) / to concern; to involve

关 = 丷 + 天 : A mean crocodile (丷) is chasing Gitta Giraffe (gu) in front of the anthill (an1). It almost caught up, when an angel (天) appears and pushes its off button (mnemonic symbol for 关) to save Gitta Giraffe.

奏

zòu = z + ou4

to play music / to achieve / to present a memorial to the emperor (old)

奏 = 𡗗 + 天 : Zorro (z) receives a guest in the Louver's bathroom (ou4), an angel (天). The angle sits down and folds his hands (𡗗) while Zorro is playing music (奏) on his whip.

忝

tiǎn = ti + an3

to shame

忝 = 㣺 + 天 : Mnemonic symbol: a rap battle.

Mother Teresa (ti) is shaming (忝) the angle (天) in the anthill (an3) during a rap battle (忝) for its ridiculous chain of heart-shaped lights (㣺).

癸

guǐ = gu + ei3

tenth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / tenth in order / letter "J" or Roman "X" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / ancient Chinese compass point: 15° / deca

昊

hào = h + ao4

vast and limitless / the vast sky

昊

hào = h + ao4

surname Hao

蚕

蠶

cán = c + an2

silkworm

䶮

龑