射

shè = sh + e4

old variant of 射[she4]

shè = sh + e4

to shoot / to launch / to allude to / radio- (chemistry)

射 = 寸 + 身 : Sherlock Holmes (sh) is ready for takeoff in the elevator's bathroom (e4) and stands in front of a rocket on a launch pad (mnemonic symbol for 射). As there are many journalists, Sherlock prepared to be extra fancy and wears a tight body suit (身). He winks to the photographers and makes the thumbs up (寸) sign.

射 character breakdown

射
- 寸
  - 一
  - 丶
  - 亅
- 身
  - 丿
  - 自
    - 丶
    - 目
      - 二
        
        一
      - 囗

寸

cùn = cu + (e)n4

a unit of length / inch / thumb

寸 = 一 + 亅 + 丶 : Kitty Cat is playing with a petal leaf in the encampment's bathroom. She's keeping it in the air by hitting it with a flute and a crowbar. It's so much fun that she thinks to herself "thumbs up".

身

she̅n = sh + (e)n1

body / life / oneself / personally / one's morality and conduct / the main part of a structure or body / pregnant / classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset / Kangxi radical 158

身 = 自 + 丿 : Mnemonic symbol: a bodysuit.

身 = 自 + 丿 : Sherlock Holmes tries on his new bodysuit in front of the encampment. To see himself better in his hand mirror, he uses a banana as a selfie stick.

Characters with 射 as component

谢

謝

xiè = xi + e4

to thank / to apologize / (of flowers, leaves etc) to wither / to decline

谢

謝

xiè = xi + e4

surname Xie

谢 = 射 + 讠 : Marie Curie (xi) just came back from her trip to outer space and is standing in front of the launch pad (射) in the elevator's bathroom (e4). She thanks (谢) her sponsors and points towards the sponsors' advertising column (讠), saying that it would have been impossible to go to outer space without their funding.

谢

謝

xiè = xi + e4

to thank / to apologize / to wither (of flowers, leaves etc) / to decline