湎

drunk

湎 character breakdown

湎
- 氵
  - ⺀
    - 丶
  - ㇀
- 面
  - 丆
    - 一
    - 丿
  - 囬
    - 井
      - 丨
      - 丿
      - 二
        
        一
    - 囗
    - 回
      - 口
      - 囗

"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.

面

miàn = mi + an4

face / side / surface / aspect / top / classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc

面 = 丆 + 囬 : Mnemonic symbol: a spray flask with one of these liquids which make a surface super slippery.

In the anthill's bathroom (an4), Marilyn Monroe (mi) wants to set up a wind wheel (丆) on top of a closet (囬). Just as she tries to fix it she slips and falls down, the wind wheel crashing on the floor. She didn't notice that somebody used a can of non-stick coating (面) on the closet's surfaces (面).

面

麪

miàn = mi + an4

variant of 麵|面[mian4]

面

麵

miàn = mi + an4

flour / noodles / (of food) soft (not crunchy) / (slang) (of a person) ineffectual / spineless