粘

variant of 黏[nian2]

to glue / to paste / to adhere / to stick to

粘 = 占 + 米 : James II of England (zh) copied a lot of posters with yellow umbrellas (占) and is pasting (粘) them all over the exterior wall of the anthill (an1). As glue he uses a self made paste (粘) made from a bag of rice (米) and water.

粘 character breakdown

粘
- 占
  - 卜
    - 丨
    - 丶
  - 口
  - ⺊
    - 一
    - 丨
- 米
  - 丷
  - 木
    - 八
      - 丿
      - ㇏
    - 十
      - 一
      - 丨

占

佔

zhàn = zh + an4

variant of 占[zhan4]

占

zha̅n = zh + an1

to observe / to divine

占

zhàn = zh + an4

to take possession of / to occupy / to take up

占 = ⺊ + 口 : Mnemonic symbol: a yellow umbrella. James II of England occupies the anthill's bathroom (an4). He uses a pennant (⺊) stuck into a mandarin (口) to mark his territory, and stands there proudly with a yellow umbrella (占).

米

mǐ = mi + Ø3

surname Mi

米

mǐ = mi + Ø3

rice / CL:粒[li4] / meter (classifier)

米 = 丷 + 木 : Mnemonic symbol: a sack of rice.

Marilyn Monroe and the mean crocodile celebrate Christmas with a Christmas tree inside of the space station. Coincidentally they got each other the same present: each of them is giving the other one a sack of rice.