哉

za̅i = z + ai1

(exclamatory or interrogative particle)

哉 character breakdown

哉
- 口
- 𢦏
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
  - 戈
    - 丿
    - 弋

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).

𢦏

Character component without intrinsic meaning

𢦏 = 十 + 戈 : Mnemonic symbol: a cut which has been sewed. Zorro (z) cut (𢦏) himself with a spear (戈) badly and sewed (𢦏) the wound himself in front of the airplane (ai1). He can now only walk with the help of a cross (十) which he uses as cane.