狠

ruthless / fierce / ferocious / determined / to harden (one's heart) / old variant of 很[hen3]

狠 = 犭 + 艮 : Hamlet (h) is walking his dachshund (犭) in the encampment ((e)n3). Suddenly the dachshund gets stuck in a chewing gum (艮). The chewing gum is so fierce (狠) that Hamlet has a hard time pulling his dachshund out again.

狠 character breakdown

狠
- 犭
- 艮
  - 日
    - 一
    - 囗
  - 长
    - 丆
      - 一
      - 丿
    - 丿
    - 乛

犭

quǎn = qu + an3

three-stroke form of Kangxi radical 94 犬[quan3]

Cupid takes his dachshund out for a walk to the anthill, where he has a drink with his dachshund.

艮

gěn = g + (e)n3

blunt / tough / chewy

艮 = 日 + 长 : Mnemonic symbol: chewing gum.

艮 = 日 + 长 : The sun hates it when Guy Fawkes is riding his longboard in the encampment. This time, she found out how to stop him: With chewing gum on the floor.

艮

gèn = g + (e)n4

one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing mountain / ☶ / ancient Chinese compass point: 45° (northeast)