掏

ta̅o = t + ao1

to fish out (from pocket) / to scoop

掏 = 匋 + 扌 : Tecumseh (t) stopped at a pottery pop-up store (匋) in front of the aorta (ao1) to buy a nice little cup he found. While he is scooping (掏) out the change from his pocket, the store owner is scooping out his wallet from the other pocket using a toy claw (扌).

掏

搯

ta̅o = t + ao1

variant of 掏[tao1]

掏 character breakdown

掏
- 匋
  - 勹
    - 丿
    - ㇆
      - 一
      - 亅
  - 缶
    - 午
      - 十
        
        一
        
        丨
      - 𠂉
        
        一
        
        丿
    - 山
      - 丨
      - 凵
- 扌
  - 亅
  - 二
    - 一

匋

táo = t + ao2

pottery

匋 = 勹 + 缶 : Mnemonic symbol: a small pottery pop-up store.

Tecumseh (t) opened a small pottery pop-up store (匋) in the aorta's kitchen (ao2). Just as he finished setting up the last piece of pottery (缶), an elephant (勹) enters and starts behaving like an elephant in the pottery store.

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.