沼

pond / pool

沼 = 召 + 氵 : James II of England (zh) calls everyone together via intercom (召) to gather in the aorta's living room (ao3). He introduces his latest policy to build a pool (沼) in the aorta. As a symbolic start he opens a bottle of water (氵) and pours it on the floor.

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沼 character breakdown

沼
- 召
  - 刀
    - 丿
    - ㇆
      - 一
      - 亅
  - 口
- 氵
  - ⺀
    - 丶
  - ㇀

召

shào = sh + ao4

surname Shao / name of an ancient state that existed in what is now Shaanxi Province

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召

zhào = zh + ao4

to call together / to summon / to convene / temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia)

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召 = 刀 + 口 : Mnemonic symbol: an intercom to call everyone together. James II of England (zh) prepares a few mandarins (口) for everyone in the aorta's bathroom (ao4) by cutting them with a cleaver (刀). As he is finished he calls all the blood platelets together (召) over the intercom (召) to come over and fetch a piece.

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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]

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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.

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