桔

jié = ji + e2

Platycodon grandiflorus / water bucket

jú = ju + Ø2

variant of 橘[ju2]

桔 = 吉 + 木 : Zeus (ju) receives the giant (吉) as guest just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). The giant says that she's hungry and Zeus offers her some tangerines (桔), but she already started eating the Christmas tree (木) she found in the corner.

桔 character breakdown

桔
- 吉
  - 口
  - 士
    - 一
    - 十
      - 一
      - 丨
- 木
  - 八
    - 丿
    - ㇏
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨

吉

jí = ji + Ø2

lucky / giga- (meaning billion or 10^9) / surname Ji / abbr. for Jilin Province 吉林省[Ji2 lin2 Sheng3]

吉 = 口 + 士 : Mnemonic symbol: "Giga" apparently stems from a Greek word for "giant", so I'll represent 吉 by a giant.

The giant (吉) just entered the space station's kitchen (Ø2) and is very hungry. In each hand he holds Joan of Arc (ji) and the bachelor (士) captive and robs them for their mandarins (口) which he longs for.

木

mù = mu + Ø4

(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden

木 = 八 + 十 : Mnemonic symbol: a Christmas tree.

Malte Monkey (mu) is setting up a Christmas tree (木) in the bathroom of the space station (Ø4). He decorates the tree with eight-balls (八) and puts a holy cross (十) at the top of the tree.