湊

còu = c + ou4

to gather together, pool or collect / to happen by chance / to move close to / to exploit an opportunity

凑 = 冫 + 奏 : The King of Chu (c) finds an abandoned popsicle (冫) in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4). He exploits this opportunity (凑) to play music (奏) by melting holes into the popsicle using a warm stream of water and thus creating a flute to play.

湊 character breakdown

湊
- 奏
  - 天
    - 一
    - 大
      - 一
      - 人
        
        丿
        
        ㇏
  - 𡗗
    - 三
      - 一
      - 二
        
        一
    - 人
      - 丿
      - ㇏
- 氵
  - ⺀
    - 丶
  - ㇀

奏

zòu = z + ou4

to play music / to achieve / to present a memorial to the emperor (old)

奏 = 𡗗 + 天 : Zorro (z) receives a guest in the Louver's bathroom (ou4), an angel (天). The angle sits down and folds his hands (𡗗) while Zorro is playing music (奏) on his whip.

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.