挺

tǐng = ti + (e)ng3

straight / erect / to stick out (a part of the body) / to (physically) straighten up / to support / to withstand / outstanding / (coll.) quite / very / classifier for machine guns

挺 = 廷 + 扌 : Mother Teresa (ti) built a very (挺) special courtyard (廷) inside of the engine ((e)ng3). She built it out of toy claws (扌), and here and there a toy claw is sticking out (挺) of the walls. Mother Teresa herself is sticking out (挺) her head from time to time.

挺 character breakdown

挺
- 廷
  - 壬
    - 丿
    - 士
      - 一
      - 十
        
        一
        
        丨
  - 廴
    - ㇏
- 扌
  - 亅
  - 二
    - 一

廷

tíng = ti + (e)ng2

palace courtyard

廷 = 壬 + 廴 : Mother Teresa (ti) builds her own private courtyard (廷) out of four go-boards (廴) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). To be specific, she builds the courtyard for her cat o' nine tails (壬).

扌

shǒu = sh + ou3

"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc

扌 = 二 + 亅 : Mnemonic symbol: a toy claw.