to visit (a superior)

= + : Maud Younger (y) plans to visit her superior (谒) to ask for a raise. On an advertising column (讠) in the elevator's bathroom (e4) she reads that she should dress for success, but she doesn't know what to dress, so she turns a quiz wheel (曷) to decide for her.

谒 character breakdown

why / how / when / what / where

= + : So many questions! That's why I'm gonna represent this with a quiz wheel. Each section of the wheel corresponds to one of the question words.

The beggar from ancient Egypt (匃) is the candidate in a quiz game just inside the elevator's kitchen (e2). His quiz master is Hamlet (h), and the quiz wheel (曷) is spun by the sun (日).
"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).

Characters with 谒 as component

friendly

= + : Einstein (Ø) became everyone's superior, and whenever someone visits his or her superior (谒) they meet a very nice (蔼) person on the throne in the airplane (ai3). Einstein is so nice (蔼) that he gives out sheets of artificial lawn (艹) to anyone who takes the time to go and see him.
mist / haze / cloudy sky

Words with 谒

to pay homage at a mausoleum
to pay a formal visit / to call to pay respects / to pay homage (at a monument, mausoleum etc)
to visit (esp. one's superiors)
to pay one's respects / to visit (ancestral grave)
to visit / to pay one's respects to (a revered figure etc) / to pay homage (at a tomb etc)
to pay a visit to

Sentences with 谒

谒 currently does not appear in any sentence.