Mnemonic comic for 古

辜 = 古 + 辛 : Gitta Giraffe (gu) is living in a cloister (古) in front of the space station (Ø1). In the cloister it is a crime (辜) to cook, distribute or eat kimchi (辛) because it excites the senses so much.

辜 = 古 + 辛 : Gitta Giraffe (gu) is living in a cloister (古) in front of the space station (Ø1). In the cloister it is a crime (辜) to cook, distribute or eat kimchi (辛) because it excites the senses so much.

故 = 古 + 攵 : There is an ancient cloister in the space station's bathroom, and Gitta Giraffe once heard a story from her fellow astronauts that there's an old tomb inside with lots of treasure. One day she can't hold herself back anymore and deliberately breaks the cloister open using a sledgehammer.

故 = 古 + 攵 : Mnemonic symbol: This character only appears in 做, so we don't need a strong mnemonic symbol. We should be able to refer to 故 when we think of 故事 or 故意. Because it fits nicely to its components, I'll think of it as in the meaning of 故墓, an old grave.

姑 = 古 + 女 : Gitta Giraffe (gu) and Bessie Coleman (女) have both decided to become nuns (姑). In front of the space station (Ø1) they are about to enter a secluded cloister (古).

苦 = 艹 + 古 : Karl Koala decided to repent for his sins and retreated into a cloister inside the space station. There he leads a very simple life full of hardship, e.g. he gave up on eucalyptus and just eats very bitter artificial lawn.

舍 = 人 + 舌 : Mnemonic symbol: a pawn who is abandoned to save the king.

Neanderthal Man (人) is so hungry that he opens his mouth, sticks out his tongue (舌) and is about to devour Sherlock Holmes (sh) in the elevator (e3), but Sherlock Holmes acts quickly enough to throw a pawn (舍) onto Neanderthal Man's tongue so that he munches the pawn instead.