丢

to lose / to put aside / to throw

丢 = 厶 + 壬 : Dorothy Gale plays catch with the cat o' nine tails in front of the outhouse. Dorothy has no ball, but instead throws a fake nose for the cat o' nine tails to catch.

丢 character breakdown

丢
- 厶
- 壬
  - 丿
  - 士
    - 一
    - 十
      - 一
      - 丨

厶

mǒu = m + ou3

old variant of 某[mou3]

厶

si̅ = s + Ø1

old variant of 私[si1]

Mnemonic symbol: a fake nose. Socrates (s) is wearing his fake nose (厶) in outer space, in front of the space station (Ø1).

壬

rén = r + (e)n2

ninth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / ninth in order / letter "I" or Roman "IX" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / ancient Chinese compass point: 345° / nona

壬 = 丿 + 士 : Symbol: a cat o' nine tails. Robinson Crusoe wants to propose to the bachelor just inside the encampment's kitchen. To Robinson's despair, just as he presents his banana, a cat o' nine tails jumps between the two and eats the banana.