吝

stingy

吝 = 口 + 文 : Li Qingzhao (li) ate a mandarin (口) in the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4), but it had a stingy (吝) taste to it. Later that day she reads in a thick book (文) that it means the mandarin was infected by deadly bacteria.

吝

恡

lìn = li + (e)n4

variant of 吝[lin4]

吝 character breakdown

吝
- 口
- 文
  - 乂
    - 丿
    - ㇏
  - 亠
    - 一
    - 丶

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).

文

wén = w + (e)n2

language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67

文 = 乂 + 亠 : Mnemonic symbol: a thick book.

Willy Walrus (w) wants to cook in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2). The recipe book (文) is extremely greasy and Willy doesn't want it to touch anything, nor touch it. That's why he puts it into a beret (亠) so that it doesn't touch the floor, and uses pliers (乂) to turn the pages.