抄

cha̅o = ch + ao1

to make a copy / to plagiarize / to search and seize / to raid / to grab / to go off with / to take a shortcut / to make a turning move / to fold one's arms

抄 = 少 + 扌 : Charlie Chaplin (ch) likes the Smiley's (少) happy face and wants to copy (抄) it for his own comedy. He seizes (抄) Smiley in front of the aorta (ao1) and drags him to a photocopier using a toy claw (扌).

抄 character breakdown

抄
- 少
  - 丿
  - 小
    - 亅
    - 八
      - 丿
      - ㇏
- 扌
  - 亅
  - 二
    - 一

少

shǎo = sh + ao3

few / less / to lack / to be missing / to stop (doing sth) / seldom

少 = 丿 + 小 : Mnemonic symbol: 少 looks like a smiley face.

There's a food shortage (少) in the aorta, and Sherlock Holmes (sh) and Smiley (少) are looking for food in the living room (ao3). There's only one banana (丿) left. Soon they'll have to eat the many daisies (小) which are growing there.