猪
=
犭
+
者
:
Louis XIV (者) wants to buy a new pet so he sells his old one. He sells his dachshund (犭) to Julian Giant Squid (zhu) in front of the space station (Ø1) who puts some coins into Louis' piggy bank (猪).
(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... / (after a noun) person involved in ... / -er / -ist / (used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously) / (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) / (old) (used at the end of a command) / (old) this
者
=
⺹
+
日
:
Mnemonic symbol: the sun (日) is wearing a crown (⺹). This reminds me of Louis XIV, le Roi Soleil, the Sun King, which will thus be the mnemonic symbol for 者. The crown (⺹) wearing sun (日), the Sun King (者) and James II of England (zh) are taking part in a writing contest in the elevator's living room (e3) to see who of them is the best author (作者).
lit. a dead pig doesn't fear scalding water (idiom) / fig. a person who has nothing more to lose will go to any lengths, regardless of the consequences