勉

to exhort / to make an effort

勉 = 免 + 力 : Marilyn Monroe (mi) wants do drink a beer in the anthill (an3), but first there is a disclaimer (免) she has to accept. She makes an effort (勉) to push the button (力) again and again, but the disclaimer just won't disappear.

勉 character breakdown

勉
- 免
  - 儿
    - 丿
    - 乚
  - 口
  - ⺈
- 力
  - 丿
  - ㇆
    - 一
    - 亅

免

miǎn = mi + an3

to excuse sb / to exempt / to remove or dismiss from office / to avoid / to avert / to escape / to be prohibited

免 = ⺈ + 口 + 儿 : Mnemonic symbol: 免责说明, a disclaimer.

Marilyn Monroe and the crane are on a date in the anthill. Sun Wukong served them cocktails in two mandarins, but the cocktails are so terrible that Marilyn and the crane had to puke all over the place which ruined their date. They want to sue sun Wukong, but he just shows them the place's disclaimer telling them that he is exempted from any responsibility.

免

wèn = w + (e)n4

old variant of 絻[wen4]

力

lì = li + Ø4

power / force / strength / ability / strenuously

力 = ㇆ + 丿 : Mnemonic symbol: a power button.

Li Qingzhao (li) just had a shower in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) and wants to use the hair dryer, but there's no plug, just the bare end of the cable! She uses all her power to build an electricity plug, and for the two pins she uses a plough (㇆) and a banana (丿). Finally she hits a big power button (力) to turn the power on.