痰

tán = t + an2

phlegm / spittle

痰 character breakdown

痰
- 炎
  - 火
    - 丶
    - 人
      - 丿
      - ㇏
- 疒
  - 亠
    - 一
    - 丶
  - 冫
  - 广
    - 丿
    - 亠
      - 一
      - 丶

yán = y + an2

flame / inflammation / -itis

炎 = 火 : Mnemonic symbol: As I just learned "itis" is the feeling you get after eating too much.

炎 = 火 : Maud Younger ate too much just inside anthill. She's sleeping so hard that she doesn't even wake up from the fire which is spreading fast.

疒

nè = n + e4

sick / sickness / Kang Xi radical 104 / also pr. [chuang2]

疒 = 亠 + 广 : Napoleon started a war, and his first act is to parachute into the elevator's bathroom, wearing his military beret and all. He's lucky to have landed in the bathroom because unfortunately he's sick, with a colorful rash all about his skin and the urge to puke.