巍

we̅i = w + ei1

lofty / towering / Taiwan pr. [wei2]

巍 character breakdown

巍
- 山
  - 丨
  - 凵
- 魏
  - 委
    - 女
    - 禾
      - 丿
      - 木
        
        八
        
        丿
        
        ㇏
        
        十
        
        一
        
        丨
  - 鬼
    - 儿
      - 丿
      - 乚
    - 厶
    - 白
      - 丶
      - 日
        
        一
        
        囗

山

sha̅n = sh + an1

surname Shan

山

sha̅n = sh + an1

mountain / hill / anything that resembles a mountain / CL:座[zuo4] / bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons / gable

山 = 丨 + 凵 : Mnemonic symbol: 山 looks like the tip of a fork. Sherlock Holmes (sh) is climbing a mountain (山) in front of the anthill (an1). He uses a dinosaur bone (〡) as walking stick, and to have better grip he attached a fork (山) to its tip. Unfortunately he accidentally sticks the fork into a receptacle (凵) on the ground of the mountain and gets shocked.

魏

wèi = w + ei4

surname Wei / name of vassal state of Zhou dynasty from 661 BC in Shanxi, one of the Seven Hero Warring States / Wei state, founded by Cao Cao 曹操[Cao2 Cao1], one of the Three Kingdoms after the Han dynasty / the Wei dynasty 221-265 / Wei prefecture and Wei county at different historical periods

魏 = 委 + 鬼 : A demon (鬼) is attacking Willy Walrus (w) in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4). Instead of going straight at the demon, Willy surrounds Wei and saves Zhao (围魏救赵): he goes for the demon's artificial leg (委) in order to disable the demon.

魏

wèi = w + ei4

tower over a palace gateway (old)