黾

toad

to strive

黾 = 口 + 电 : Marilyn Monroe (mi) wants to charge (电) her phone in the encampment ((e)n3), but she finds that the charger (电) is already occupied by a toad (黾) which charges its mandarin (口). (Can you see the mandarin connected to the charger in the character 黾?)

黾 character breakdown

黾
- 口
- 电
  - 乚
  - 曰
    - 一
    - 囗

口

kǒu = k + ou3

mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

Mnemonic symbol: 口 shall be represented by a mandarin. Karl Marx (k-) is enjoying a mandarin in the outhouse's living room (ou3).

电

電

diàn = di + an4

lightning / electricity / electric (bound form) / to get (or give) an electric shock / phone call or telegram etc / to send via telephone or telegram etc

电 = 乚 + 曰 : Dorothy Gale (di) is looking for a wall plug for her charger (mnemonic symbol for 电) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). She's digging up the whole place with a shovel (乚), but instead of a wall plug she finds a microphone (曰).