搭

da̅ = d + a1

to put up / to build (scaffolding) / to hang (clothes on a pole) / to connect / to join / to arrange in pairs / to match / to add / to throw in (resources) / to take (boat, train) / variant of 褡[da1]

搭 = 扌 + 荅 : Don Quixote (d) is taking first attempts at creating artificial intelligence in front of the ashram (a1). He connected (搭) several answering machines (荅) and equipped them with toy claws (扌). He hopes that they will autonomously arrange themselves pairwise (搭) and create meaningful interactions.

搭 character breakdown

搭
- 扌
  - 亅
  - 二
    - 一
- 荅
  - 合
    - 亼
      - 一
      - 人
        
        丿
        
        ㇏
    - 口
  - 艹

扌

shǒu = sh + ou3

"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc

扌 = 二 + 亅 : Mnemonic symbol: a toy claw.

荅

da̅ = d + a1

variant of 答[da1]

荅

dá = d + a2

variant of 答[da2]

荅 = 艹 + 合 : Don Quixote (d) hears someone speaking on the answering machine (荅) in the ashram's kitchen (a2). He would like to answer it himself, but he accidentally glued (合) sheets of artificial lawn (艹) to his hands earlier.