舔

to lick / to lap

舔 = 忝 + 舌 : Mother Teresa (ti) is licking (舔) her mouth with her tongue (舌) for the next rap battle (忝) in the anthill (an3). Who will she shame (忝) next?

舔 character breakdown

舔
- 忝
  - 天
    - 一
    - 大
      - 一
      - 人
        
        丿
        
        ㇏
  - 夭
    - 丿
    - 大
      - 一
      - 人
        
        丿
        
        ㇏
  - 㣺
    - 心
      - 丶
      - 乚
- 舌
  - 千
    - 丿
    - 十
      - 一
      - 丨
  - 口

忝

tiǎn = ti + an3

to shame

忝 = 㣺 + 天 : Mnemonic symbol: a rap battle.

Mother Teresa (ti) is shaming (忝) the angle (天) in the anthill (an3) during a rap battle (忝) for its ridiculous chain of heart-shaped lights (㣺).

舌

ji̅ = ji + Ø1

used in 喇舌[la3 ji1] to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"

舌

shé = sh + e2

tongue

舌 = 千 + 口 : Sherlock Holmes squashed his tongue under a kilo just inside the elevator's kitchen! He tries to stem the kilo with a mandarin, but not very successfully.