臥

wò = w + o4

to lie / to crouch

卧 = 卜 + 臣 : Willy Walrus (w) has become the new master of the observatory's servant (臣). In the bathroom (o4) Willy Walrus sits at the top of a voodoo staff (卜) which he is balancing on the spot between the servant's shoulders while the servant has to do push-ups (卧).

臥 character breakdown

臥
- 人
  - 丿
  - ㇏
- 臣
  - 丨
  - 巨

臣

chén = ch + (e)n2

surname Chen

臣 = 巨 + 丨 : Mnemonic symbol: a very humble servant.

Charlie Chaplin (ch) has become one of Leshan Buddha's (巨) servants. Together with another servant (臣), He massages the buddha's foot with a dinosaur bone (丨) in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2).

臣

chén = ch + (e)n2

state official or subject in dynastic China / I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign) / Kangxi radical 131

人

rén = r + (e)n2

person; people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

人 = 丿 + ㇏ : Mnemonic symbol: Neanderthal Man (人). Robinson Crusoe (r-) is looking for snacks in the encampment's kitchen (-en2) when he suddenly spots Neanderthal Man (人). Neanderthal Man offers him a banana (丿), but Robinson Crusoe doesn't trust the present and pokes it with a finger (㇏).

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临

臨

lín = li + (e)n2

to face / to overlook / to arrive / to be (just) about to / just before

临 = 刂 + 大 + 囗 + 丨 : In the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2), the robot (大) oversees (临) his army by standing on a huge wooden box (囗). The box is only able to carry his weight because it has been reinforced using a dinosaur bone (丨) acting as a pillar. Just as the robot is about to (临) wave his kitchen knife (刂) into the direction his troops should charge, Li Qingzhao (li) shows up and kicks away the dinosaur bone, causing the robot to fall off his box.

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