髯

髥

rán = r + an2

old variant of 髯[ran2]

髯

rán = r + an2

beard / whiskers

髯 character breakdown

髯
- 冉
  - 冂
    - 丨
    - ㇆
      - 一
      - 亅
  - 土
    - 一
    - 十
      - 一
      - 丨
  - ⺆
    - 丿
    - ㇆
      - 一
      - 亅
- 髟
  - 彡
    - 丿
  - 镸
    - 一
    - 三
      - 一
      - 二
        
        一
    - 丨
    - 厶

冉

冄

rǎn = r + an3

variant of 冉[ran3]

冉

rǎn = r + an3

edge of a tortoiseshell / see 冉冉[ran3 ran3]

冉 = ⺆ + 土 : 冉冉 means "soft" as well as "gradually", so I'll represent 冉 by snail mail.

冉 = ⺆ + 土 : Robinson Crusoe drank too much in the anthill, so he's unable to receive the letter of dirt that he gets by snail mail. The snail wants to deliver it anyway, so she just staples it to the table next to Robinson.

髟

bia̅o = bi + ao1

hair / shaggy

髟 = 彡 + 镸 : Mnemonic symbol: dreadlocks.

Brunhilde (bi) notices in front of the aorta (ao1) that her shaggy (髟) hair (髟) is perfect for making dreadlocks (髟). She likes the idea, but she wants to have really long dreadlocks right away, so she uses fake Santa Clause beards (彡) to grow (镸) her dreadlocks even longer (镸).