汰

tài = t + ai4

to discard / to eliminate

汰 = 太 + 氵 : The empress dowager (太) orders Tecumseh (t) to discard (汰) the water bottle (氵) she used in the airplane's bathroom (ai4).

汰 character breakdown

汰
- 太
  - 丶
  - 大
    - 一
    - 人
      - 丿
      - ㇏
- 氵
  - ⺀
    - 丶
  - ㇀

太

tài = t + ai4

highest / greatest / too (much) / very / extremely

太 = 丶 + 大 : Mnemonic symbol: from 太后 [tai4 hou4], the empress dowager. The empress dowager prepares for her reign in the airplane's bathroom (ai4) and has a big robot (大) as well as Tecumseh (t) fan her fresh air with petal leaves (丶).

氵

shuǐ = shu + ei3

"water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85), occurring in 沒|没[mei2], 法[fa3], 流[liu2] etc / see also 三點水|三点水[san1 dian3 shui3]

氵 = ⺀ + ㇀ : Mnemonic symbol: a bottle of water. Sheldon Shrimp (shu) enjoys a bottle of water (氵) in the Eiffel Tower's living room (ei3). The got the water by scratching (㇀) a blossom (⺀) and catching the leaking dew in a bottle.