船

variant of 船[chuan2]

船 = 舟 + 几 + 口 : Since the sea levels have risen, Chantal Chicken used to go sailing just inside the anthill's kitchen, but today, a yellow submarine got stuck in the door. Chantal Chicken has no choice but to wait next to her sailing boat on the makeshift pier which is basically just a small table. While waiting she peels and eats a mandarin.

船

chuán = chu + an2

boat / vessel / ship / CL:條|条[tiao2],艘[sou1],隻|只[zhi1]

船 character breakdown

船
- 几
- 口
- 舟
  - 丹
    - 亠
      - 一
      - 丶
    - ⺆
      - 丿
      - ㇆
        
        一
        
        亅
  - ⺀
    - 丶

几

ji̅ = ji + Ø1

small table

Joan of Arc (ji) is sitting at a small table (几) in front of the space station (Ø1) and reading her Bible, waiting for a message from God.

口

kǒu = k + ou3

mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

Mnemonic symbol: 口 shall be represented by a mandarin. Karl Marx (k-) is enjoying a mandarin in the outhouse's living room (ou3).

几

幾

ji̅ = ji + Ø1

almost

几

幾

jǐ = ji + Ø3

how much / how many / several / a few

舟

zho̅u = zh + ou1

boat

舟 = 丹 + ⺀ : Mnemonic symbol: 舟 looks like the tower of a yellow submarine. In front of the outhouse (ou1), James II of England (zh) stands next to his yellow submarine (舟) and asks you: will you swallow the blossom (⺀) and continue your quiet life? Or will you swallow the red pill (丹) and follow him on his adventures in the submarine?