缶

fǒu = f + ou3

pottery

缶 = 午 + 山 : Frankenstein's Monster (f) is showing off his art skills right in the middle of the outhouse (ou3). He prepared some pottery (缶) to look at, but that's not all: when the bell tolls at noon, he takes a fork (山) and eats his pottery for lunch (午) as the central element of his art performance.

缶 character breakdown

缶
- 午
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
  - 𠂉
    - 一
    - 丿
- 山
  - 丨
  - 凵

午

wǔ = w + Ø3

7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse / ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south)

午 = 𠂉 + 十 : Willy Walrus (w) is having lunch (午) in the space station's living room (Ø3). He was hiding it in a secret location: With a key (𠂉), he can unlock a chamber hidden in the space station's cross (十).

山

sha̅n = sh + an1

mountain / hill / anything that resembles a mountain / CL:座[zuo4] / bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons / gable

山 = 丨 + 凵 : Mnemonic symbol: 山 looks like the tip of a fork. Sherlock Holmes (sh) is climbing a mountain (山) in front of the anthill (an1). He uses a dinosaur bone (〡) as walking stick, and to have better grip he attached a fork (山) to its tip. Unfortunately he accidentally sticks the fork into a receptacle (凵) on the ground of the mountain and gets shocked.

Characters with 缶 as component

坛

罈

tán = t + an2

earthen jar

坛 = 云 + 土 : Tecumseh (t) set up an altar (坛) made of clay (土) in the anthill's kitchen (an2) to be used as a forum (坛). He prepared his entrance very well: before stepping out to the crowd he dispenses clouds (云) from an earthen jar (坛) so that it appears that he is stepping out of nowhere.

瓶

缾

píng = pi + (e)ng2

variant of 瓶[ping2]

瓶 = 并 + 瓦 : Pocahontas (pi) is amalgamating (并) some roof tiles (瓦) to the opening of a pitcher (瓶) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2) to collect rainwater.

樽

罇

zu̅n = zu + (e)n1

variant of 樽[zun1]

罂

甖

yi̅ng = y + (e)ng1

variant of 罌|罂[ying1]

罂

罌

yi̅ng = y + (e)ng1

earthen jar with small mouth