佚

yì = y + Ø4

surname Yi

佚

dié = di + e2

old variant of 迭[die2]

佚

yì = y + Ø4

lost / missing / forsaken / dissolute / (of a woman) beautiful / fault / offense / hermit / variant of 逸[yi4]

佚 character breakdown

佚
- 亻
  - 丨
  - 丿
- 失
  - 丿
  - 大
    - 一
    - 人
      - 丿
      - ㇏
  - 夫
    - 一
    - 二
      - 一
    - 人
      - 丿
      - ㇏
    - 大
      - 一
      - 人
        
        丿
        
        ㇏
  - 𠂉
    - 一
    - 丿

亻

rén = r + (e)n2

"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)

亻 = 丿 + 丨 : Mnemonic symbol: Rosa Luxemburg. She's quite radical, and her name starts with "r", just like "ren2". Also, 亻appears at the left-hand side of characters, and Rosa is a leftist as well.

Robinson Crusoe (r) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) are having their favorite snacks in the encampment's kitchen: Rosa is eating a banana (丿) and Robinson is eating a dinosaur bone (丨).

失

shi̅ = sh + Ø1

to lose / to miss / to fail

失 = 𠂉 + 大 : Sherlock (sh) locked himself out of the space station (Ø1)! He lost (失) his key (𠂉)! After he was floating in front of the space station for an eternity, a robot (大) came by with a lost+found box (失) which contained his lost key.