堪

ka̅n = k + an1

to endure / may / can

堪 = 土 + 甚 : Karl Marx (k) built a burrow made out of clay (土) in front of the anthill (an1) to resist the extremist (甚), but he doesn't know for how much longer he'll be able to endure (堪) the extremist's lamenting.

堪 character breakdown

堪
- 土
  - 一
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
- 甚
  - 匹
    - 儿
      - 丿
      - 乚
    - 匚
  - 甘
    - 二
      - 一
    - 卄
      - 一
      - 丨

土

tǔ = tu + Ø3

Tu (ethnic group) / surname Tu

土

tǔ = tu + Ø3

earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

土 = 十 + 一 : Tommy Turtle (tu) wants to fix a cross (十) on a flute (一) in the space station's living room (Ø3). He uses dust and clay (土) to hold them together.

甚

shén = sh + (e)n2

variant of 什[shen2]

甚

shèn = sh + (e)n4

what / very / extremely / any

甚 = 匹 + 甘 : Mnemonic symbol: An extremist.

Sherlock Holmes is in the middle of one of his adventures: in the encampment's bathroom he found an extremist threatening a cow. With his keen eyes though he sees that the extremist's bombing belt is fake and just made out of bolts of thread, so he bravely jumps in to rescue the frightened cow.