趁

to avail oneself of / to take advantage of

趁 = 㐱 + 走 : As Charlie Chaplin (ch) is Nordic walking (走) through the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4) he finds a huge afro (㐱) lying on the floor. He seizes the opportunity (趁) to skewer the afro in passing on his Nordic walking pole to take it home and try it on.

趁

趂

chèn = ch + (e)n4

old variant of 趁[chen4]

趁 character breakdown

趁
- 走
  - 土
    - 一
    - 十
      - 一
      - 丨
  - 龰
    - 人
      - 丿
      - ㇏
    - ⺊
      - 一
      - 丨
- 㐱
  - 人
    - 丿
    - ㇏
  - 彡
    - 丿

走

zǒu = z + ou3

to walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / from / through / away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3]) / to change (shape, form, meaning)

走 = 龰 + 土 : Mnemonic symbol: a Nordic walking pole. Zorro (z) is fighting Neanderthal Man (bottom of 龰) in the outhouse's living room (ou3). Neanderthal Man uses his pennant (top of 龰), and Zorro uses a Nordic walking pole (走). Zorro overcomes Neanderthal Man by using a dirty trick: he throws some dirt (土) at Neanderthal Mans face, who is blinded and hurts his foot with his pennant (the pennant pierces his foot: 龰). Just at this moment Zorro uses the opportunity to sedate Neanderthal Man and rams a syringe (龰) into his shoulder.

㐱

zhěn = zh + (e)n3

variant of 鬒: thick hair; bushy black hair

㐱 = 人 + 彡 : Mnemonic symbol: an Afro hairdo.

James II of England (zh) sees that Neanderthal Man (人) got a huge Afro (㐱) and know he wants one himself. In the encampment's living room ((e)n3) Neanderthal Man helps him to make his hair thicker using hair from a fake Santa Claus beard (彡) matching his natural hair color, eventually forming his hair and his extensions into a huge gray Afro.