奢

she̅ = sh + e1

extravagant

奢 = 大 + 者 : Sherlock Holmes (sh) and the Sun King (者) are showing off their luxury (奢) handbags in front of the elevator (e1). They have both handbags made of dead robots (大).

奢 character breakdown

奢
- 大
  - 一
  - 人
    - 丿
    - ㇏
- 者
  - 日
    - 一
    - 囗
  - ⺹
    - 丿
    - 土
      - 一
      - 十
        
        一
        
        丨

大

dài = d + ai4

see 大夫[dai4 fu5]

者

zhě = zh + e3

(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... / (after a noun) person involved in ... / -er / -ist / (used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously) / (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) / (old) (used at the end of a command) / (old) this

者 = ⺹ + 日 : Mnemonic symbol: the sun (日) is wearing a crown (⺹). This reminds me of Louis XIV, le Roi Soleil, the Sun King, which will thus be the mnemonic symbol for 者. The crown (⺹) wearing sun (日), the Sun King (者) and James II of England (zh) are taking part in a writing contest in the elevator's living room (e3) to see who of them is the best author (作者).

大

dà = d + a4

big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]) / greatly; freely; fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

大 = 一 + 人 : The big (大), huge (大) robot (mnemonic symbol for 大) is working out in the ashram's bathroom (a4). He's lifting a flute (一) to which Don Quixote (d) and Neanderthal man (人) are clinging.

Characters with 奢 as component

扯

撦

chě = ch + e3

variant of 扯[che3] / to pull / to tear

扯 = 扌 + 止 : Charlie Chaplin (ch) wants to visit the elevator (e3), but there is a barrier (止) inside. To get past Charlie pulls and tears (扯) the barrier using a toy claw (扌).