prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough
老
=
⺹
+
匕
:
Lancelot (l) is showing his respect to grandpa (老) in the aorta's living room (ao3). He's bowing deep and offering a crown (⺹), but grandpa refuses by hitting Lancelot on the head with a ladle (匕).
partner / companion / comrade / associate / to accompany
伴
=
亻
+
半
:
For his latest mischief, Beelzebub (b) organized it so that Rosa Luxemburg (亻) meets King Solomon (半) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). Soon they'll become partners (伴) and Beelzebub will continue with the next step in his plan.
儿
=
丿
+
乚
:
Mnemonic symbol: "son" (儿) sounds similar to "Sun" like in "Sun Wu Kong", so it's gonna be represented by the monkey king. Albert Einstein (Ø-) and Sun Wu Kong (儿) are fighting in the space station's kitchen (-Ø2). Their weapons: Albert Einstein has a shovel (乚), and Sun Wu Kong has a banana (丿).