钞
=
少
+
钅
:
Charlie Chaplin (ch) made a deal with Smiley (少) to buy its golden harpoon (钅). In front of the aorta he hands it a bundle of paper money (钞) which is itself skewered on a golden harpoon (钅).
few / less / to lack / to be missing / to stop (doing sth) / seldom
少
=
丿
+
小
:
Mnemonic symbol: 少 looks like a smiley face. There's a food shortage (少) in the aorta, and Sherlock Holmes (sh) and Smiley (少) are looking for food in the living room (ao3). There's only one banana (丿) left. Soon they'll have to eat the many daisies (小) which are growing there.