隹

short-tailed bird

隹 = 住 + 一 : A sparrow. Julian Giant Squid often visits the sparrows living in front of the Eiffel Tower, and plays his flute for them.

隹 character breakdown

隹
- 一
- 住
  - 主
    - 丶
    - 王
      - 一
      - 土
        
        一
        
        十
        
        一
        
        丨
  - 亻
    - 丨
    - 丿

一

yi̅ = y + Ø1

one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

Maud Younger (y) forgot her keys to the space station (Ø1), all she brought outside was her flute (一). She has no choice but to crash the door with the giant flute.

住

zhù = zhu + Ø4

to live / to dwell / to stay / to reside / to stop / (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)

住 = 主 + 亻 : Julian Giant Squid (zhu), Rosa Luxemburg (亻) and the Lord (主) are all living (住) together in a flat share in the space station's bathroom (Ø4).

Characters with 隹 as component

隽

雋

juàn = ju + an4

surname Juan

隽 = 乃 + 隹 : Mnemonic symbol: to do a meaningful job like working with disabled people or the elderly.

The poltergeist (乃) decided to change his life by switching to a meaningful (隽) job. Nowadays he is helping people like Zeus (ju) to drive out the sparrows (隹) out of the anthill's bathroom (an4) by scaring them away.

隽

雋

jùn = ju + (e)n4

variant of 俊[jun4]

隽

雋

juàn = ju + an4

meaningful / significant