漩

whirlpool / eddy / also pr. [xuan4]

漩 character breakdown

漩
- 旋
  - 方
    - 万
      - 丆
        
        一
        
        丿
      - ㇆
        
        一
        
        亅
    - 丶
  - 正
    - 一
    - 止
      - 一
      - 上
        
        一
        
        丨
        
        二
        
        一
        
        丄
        
        一
        
        丨
      - 丨
      - ⺊
        
        一
        
        丨
      - 丄
        
        一
        
        丨
  - 𠂉
    - 一
    - 丿
- 氵
  - ⺀
    - 丶
  - ㇀

to revolve / a loop / a circle

旋 = 方 + 𠂉 + 正 : Mnemonic symbol: a whirlwind.

Xu Xian (xu) is delivering packets in the anthill's kitchen (an2). First he has to disable the alarm, so he uses the key (𠂉) to open a square (方) and pushes the button. Next he whirls around the room delivering his packets so quickly that he creates a whirlwind (旋), which is so fierce that the stick figure (正) gets blown all around the room.

旋

xuàn = xu + an4

to whirl / immediately / variant of 鏇|镟[xuan4]

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.