衫

garment / jacket with open slits in place of sleeves

衫 = 彡 + 衤 : Sherlock Holmes (s) is getting ready to go home in front of the anthill (an1). He puts on a jacket with open slits in place of sleeves (衫), a royal ermine coat (衤) and a fake Santa Claus beard (彡) to stay warm.

衫 character breakdown

衫
- 彡
  - 丿
- 衤
  - 丿
  - 礻
    - 丶
    - 卜
      - 丨
      - 丶
    - ㇇

彡

sha̅n = sh + an1

"bristle" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 59)

彡 = 丿 : Mnemonic symbol: a fake Santa Clause beard.

彡 = 丿 : In front of the anthill Sherlock Holmes wants to eat a banana, but he can't because of his fake Santa Clause beard.

衤

yi̅ = y + Ø1

the left-radical form of Kangxi radical 145, 衣[yi1]

衤 = 礻 + 丿 : Mnemonic symbol: a royal ermine coat.

Maud Younger used to wear a monk's cowl when leaving the space station, but when she got a royal ermine coat she gladly threw the monk's cowl out. Nowadays she uses to wave a petal leaf matching her new coat.