煮

煑

zhǔ = zhu + Ø3

variant of 煮[zhu3]

煮 = 灬 + 者 : The sun king (者) is cooking (煮) giant squid meat (zhu) on a grill (灬) in the space station (Ø3).

煮

zhǔ = zhu + Ø3

to cook / to boil

煮 = 灬 + 者 : The sun king (者) is cooking (煮) giant squid meat (zhu) on a grill (灬) in the space station (Ø3).

煮 character breakdown

煮
- 灬
- 者
  - 日
    - 一
    - 囗
  - ⺹
    - 丿
    - 土
      - 一
      - 十
        
        一
        
        丨

灬

huǒ = hu + o3

"fire" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 86), occurring in 熙, 然, 熊 etc

I will represent this "fire" component by a grill.

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).