滔

ta̅o = t + ao1

overflow / torrent-dash

滔 = 氵 + 舀 : Tecumseh (t) is scooping out (舀) water out of a water bottle (氵) so quickly in front of the aorta (ao1) that the whole area is flooded (滔) and the torrents are dashing around (滔) very fiercely.

滔 character breakdown

滔
- 氵
  - ⺀
    - 丶
  - ㇀
- 舀
  - 爫
    - 丿
    - ⺍
      - 小
        
        亅
        
        八
        
        丿
        
        ㇏
  - 臼

氵

shuǐ = shu + ei3

"water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85), occurring in 沒|没[mei2], 法[fa3], 流[liu2] etc / see also 三點水|三点水[san1 dian3 shui3]

氵 = ⺀ + ㇀ : Mnemonic symbol: a bottle of water. Sheldon Shrimp (shu) enjoys a bottle of water (氵) in the Eiffel Tower's living room (ei3). The got the water by scratching (㇀) a blossom (⺀) and catching the leaking dew in a bottle.

舀

yǎo = y + ao3

to ladle out / to scoop up

舀 = 爫 + 臼 : In the aorta (ao3), Maud Younger (y) dropped her electric razor (爫) into her mortar (臼) and now she has to scoop it out (舀).