谁

who / also pr. [shui2]

谁 = 讠 + 隹 : Just inside the Eiffel Tower's kitchen Sherlock Holmes stands proudly in front of an advertising column advertising his performance in the Eiffel Tower tonight. He is very upset as two sparrows fly by and ask each other, "这是谁？是谁？"

谁 character breakdown

谁
- 讠
- 隹
  - 一
  - 住
    - 主
      - 丶
      - 王
        
        一
        
        土
        
        一
        
        十
        
        一
        
        丨
    - 亻
      - 丨
      - 丿

讠

訁

yán = y + an2

"speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149) / see also 言字旁[yan2 zi4 pang2]

Mnemonic symbol: this character looks like a big "i" (like in information), and I'll represent it by an advertising column. Maud Younger (y) gives a speech (讠) standing on top of an advertising column (讠) in the anthill's kitchen (an2).

隹

zhui̅ = zhu + ei1

short-tailed bird

隹 = 住 + 一 : A sparrow. Julian Giant Squid often visits the sparrows living in front of the Eiffel Tower, and plays his flute for them.