删

to delete

删 = 册 + 刂 : Sherlock Holmes (sh) deletes (删) a book (册) in front of the anthill (an1) by cutting it with a kitchen knife (刂).

删 character breakdown

删
- 册
  - 一
  - ⺆
    - 丿
    - ㇆
      - 一
      - 亅
- 刂
  - 丨
  - 亅

册

冊

cè = c + e4

book / booklet / classifier for books

册 = 一 + ⺆ + ⺆ : In the bathroom of the elevator (e4) the King of Chu (c) dug up all his photo collections of flutes (一) from all over the world. He is stapling (⺆) together random photos to publish different books (册) about flutes.

刂

da̅o = d + ao1

Kangxi radical 18 (刀[dao1]) as a vertical side element / see also 立刀旁[li4 dao1 pang2] / see also 側刀旁|侧刀旁[ce4 dao1 pang2]

刂 = 丨 + 亅 : Mnemonic symbol: a kitchen knife. Don Quixote (d) is showing off his special knifes in front of the aorta (ao1). One is made from a dinosaur bone (丨), and the other is made from a crowbar (亅).