夏

xià = xi + a4

the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC / Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407-432) / surname Xia

夏 = 𦣻 + 夂 : Mnemonic symbol: a sherpa, 夏尔巴人.

Marie Curie (xi) gives a sherpa (夏) 100 bucks (𦣻) to play a summer song on his flute (𦣻) and dance on high heels (夂) in the ashram's bathroom (a4).

夏

xià = xi + a4

summer

夏 character breakdown

夏
- 一
- 夂
  - 丿
  - 又
    - ㇏
    - ㇇
- 自
  - 丶
  - 目
    - 二
      - 一
    - 囗
- 𦣻
  - 一
  - 自
    - 丶
    - 目
      - 二
        
        一
      - 囗

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.

夂

zhǐ = zh + Ø3

"walk slowly" component in Chinese characters / see also 冬字頭|冬字头[dong1 zi4 tou2]

夂 = 丿 + 又 : Mnemonic symbol: In high heels, one can walk only slowly. James II of England (zh) is wearing high heels (夂) inside the space station's living room (Ø3). He's not only walking slowly (夂), he even slips on a banana (丿)! He's lucky to land on a boxing glove (又) though.

自

zì = z + Ø4

self / oneself / from / since / naturally / surely

自 = 丶 + 目 : Mnemonic symbol: a hand mirror, which someone uses to look at themselves.

The Eye of Providence (目) is looking at itself (自) in a handheld mirror (自) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). It think it's indeed looking very good, since Zorro (z) attached a petal (丶) to its eye (目).

𦣻

Character component without intrinsic meaning

Mnemonic symbol: a Sherpa, 夏尔巴人. Marie Curie (xi) gives a Sherpa (夏) 100 bucks (𦣻) to play a summer song on his flute (𦣻) and dance on high heels (夂) in the ashram's bathroom (a4).

Characters with 夏 as component

厦

廈

xià = xi + a4

abbr. for Xiamen or Amoy 廈門|厦门[Xia4 men2], Fujian

厦

廈

shà = sh + a4

tall building / mansion / rear annex / lean-to / also pr. [xia4]

厦 = 厂 + 夏 : Sherlock Holmes (sh) wants to investigate the chocolate factory (厂) in the ashram's bathroom (a4), but it is located on a tall building (厦). He cannot climb the tall building alone, so he asks a sherpa (夏) for help.

榎

jiǎ = ji + a3

(evergreen shrub) / Celtis sinensis

嗄

shà = sh + a4

hoarse

嗄

á = Ø + a2

variant of 啊[a2]