陋

lòu = l + ou4

low / humble / plain / ugly / mean / vulgar

陋 = 阝 + 丙 + 乚 : The toilet in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4) is clogged, but the Pope (阝) has to use the bathroom urgently. Sir Lancelot (l) digs a very crude (陋) hole in the floor using a shovel (乚) for the Pope to use. The Pope is mildly impressed by the ugly (陋) toilet, but nevertheless bestows Lancelot a bronze medal (丙) for his efforts.

陋 character breakdown

陋
- 丙
  - 一
  - 人
    - 丿
    - ㇏
  - 内
    - 人
      - 丿
      - ㇏
    - 冂
      - 丨
      - ㇆
        
        一
        
        亅
    - ⺆
      - 丿
      - ㇆
        
        一
        
        亅
  - 冂
    - 丨
    - ㇆
      - 一
      - 亅
- 乚
- 阝

丙

bǐng = bi + (e)ng3

third of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / third in order / letter "C" or Roman "III" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / ancient Chinese compass point: 165° / propyl

丙 = 一 + 人 + 冂 : A bronze medal. Brunhilde and Neanderthal Man took part in a scavenger hunt competition and won the third price. They are still holding the map with which they found a flute inside engine as they receive their reward, a bronze medal.

乚

yà = y + a4

component in Chinese characters / archaic variant of 毫[hao2] / archaic variant of 乙[yi3]

Mnemonic symbol: a shovel (乚). Remember it by imagining Maud Younger (y) shoveling a grave in the ashram's bathroom (a4).

阝

Character component without intrinsic meaning

When on the left hand side of any character, it's the pope, but when it's on the right hand side of any character, it's the emperor.