bear / (coll.) to scold / to rebuke / (coll.) weak / incapable
熊
=
灬
+
能
:
Xu Xian (xu) conquered engine and to celebrate his victory he sets up a grill (灬) in the kitchen ((e)ng2). He feels like Napoleon and wears a bicorne hat (能) while grilling a whole bear (熊).
root / stem / origin / source / this / the current / original / inherent / originally / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
本
=
一
+
木
:
Beelzebub (b) finds a Christmas tree (木) in the encampment ((e)n3) and feels like eating its roots (本). He uses a flute (一) to chop the roots right off.
县
=
且
+
厶
:
Marie Curie (xi) and the county manager of her home county are manufacturing maps of her home county (县) inside of the anthill's bathroom (an4). The county has a very special form which you can reproduce by smashing a fake nose (厶) with a shelf (且).
