漲

to rise (of prices, rivers)

to swell / to distend

涨 = 张 + 氵 : James II of England (zh) accidentally poured a bottle of water (氵) over his spreadsheet (张) in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4) and now it is swelling (涨) to an impressive size.

漲 character breakdown

漲
- 張
  - 弓
  - 長
- 氵
  - ⺀
    - 丶
  - ㇀

张

張

zha̅ng = zh + ang1

surname Zhang

张

張

zha̅ng = zh + ang1

to open up / to spread / sheet of paper / classifier for flat objects, sheet / classifier for votes

张 = 弓 + 长 : Mnemonic symbol: a spreadsheet. James II of England (zh) practices his archery skills in front of the anglepod (ang1). Riding on a longboard (长) he shoots arrows using his composite bow (弓) trying to hit a spreadsheet (张).

氵

shuǐ = shu + ei3

"water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85), occurring in 沒|没[mei2], 法[fa3], 流[liu2] etc / see also 三點水|三点水[san1 dian3 shui3]

氵 = ⺀ + ㇀ : Mnemonic symbol: a bottle of water. Sheldon Shrimp (shu) enjoys a bottle of water (氵) in the Eiffel Tower's living room (ei3). The got the water by scratching (㇀) a blossom (⺀) and catching the leaking dew in a bottle.