燜

焖

燜

mèn = m + (e)n4

to cook in a covered vessel / to casserole / to stew

燜 character breakdown

燜
- 悶
  - 心
    - 丶
    - 乚
  - 門
- 火
  - 丶
  - 人
    - 丿
    - ㇏

闷

悶

me̅n = m + (e)n1

stuffy / shut indoors / to smother / to cover tightly

闷

悶

mèn = m + (e)n4

bored / depressed / melancholy / sealed / airtight / tightly closed

闷 = 心 + 门 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) lost his heart (心) when he accidentally dropped it through a trap door (门) in the floor of the encampment ((e)n4). As soon as the heart fell through, the door closed very tightly (闷) which makes Mahatma Gandhi quite depressed (闷).

火

huǒ = hu + o3

surname Huo

火

huǒ = hu + o3

fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86

火 = 人 + 丶 : Helga Horse (hu) and Neanderthal Man (人) are starting a fire (火) in the observatory's living room (o3) with two large petals (丶).