丧

mourning / funeral / (old) corpse

to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc) / to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc) / to die / disappointed / discouraged

丧 = 十 + 丷 + 𧘇 : The mean crocodile (丷) has been defeated (丧) and has to flee (丧) anglepod's bathroom (ang4). He has been defeated by Socrates (s) who stands on a step ladder (𧘇) wielding a huge cross (十).

丧 character breakdown

丧
- 丷
- 十
  - 一
  - 丨
- 𧘇
  - 人
    - 丿
    - ㇏

丷

ba̅ = b + a1

"eight" component in Chinese characters / archaic variant of 八[ba1]

Mnemonic symbol: a crocodile with mean eyes. Beelzebub (b) is fighting with eight crocodiles (丷) in front of the ashram (a1).

丷

one of the characters used in kwukyel, an ancient Korean writing system

十

shí = sh + Ø2

ten / 10

十 = 一 + 丨 : Mnemonic symbol: a holy cross. Sherlock Holmes (sh-) is investigating a very strange thing he found in the kitchen of the space station (-2): A big pyramid made of ten (十) crosses (十), which are in turn made out of flutes (一) and dinosaur bones (丨).