消

to disappear / to vanish / to eliminate / to spend (time) / have to / need

消 = 氵 + 肖 : In front of the aorta, Marie Curie tells the Little Prince that she knows a neat trick how to let the water in his little water bottle disappear. The Little Prince is curious and lets her show her trick, but she just drinks the bottle empty. The Little Prince thinks that this trick is not only a Little Lame.

消 character breakdown

消
- 氵
  - ⺀
    - 丶
  - ㇀
- 肖
  - 小
    - 亅
    - 八
      - 丿
      - ㇏
  - 月
    - 二
      - 一
    - ⺆
      - 丿
      - ㇆
        
        一
        
        亅
  - ⺌
    - 小
      - 亅
      - 八
        
        丿
        
        ㇏

氵

shuǐ = shu + ei3

"water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85), occurring in 沒|没[mei2], 法[fa3], 流[liu2] etc / see also 三點水|三点水[san1 dian3 shui3]

氵 = ⺀ + ㇀ : Mnemonic symbol: a bottle of water. Sheldon Shrimp (shu) enjoys a bottle of water (氵) in the Eiffel Tower's living room (ei3). The got the water by scratching (㇀) a blossom (⺀) and catching the leaking dew in a bottle.

肖

xia̅o = xi + ao1

surname Xiao / Taiwan pr. [Xiao4]

肖

xiào = xi + ao4

similar / resembling / to resemble / to be like

肖 = ⺌ + 月 : The aloe vera on the moon resembles the rose on the little prince's planet. Thus I'll represent this character by the little prince.

In the aorta's bathroom, the little prince misses his asteroid and his rose so much. To comfort him, Marie Curie gives him a moon and an aloe vera to remind him of home.