崦

ya̅n = y + an1

name of a mountain in Gansu

崦 character breakdown

崦
- 奄
  - 大
    - 一
    - 人
      - 丿
      - ㇏
  - 电
    - 乚
    - 曰
      - 一
      - 囗
- 山
  - 丨
  - 凵

奄

yǎn = y + an3

surname Yan

奄

ya̅n = y + an1

variant of 閹|阉[yan1] / to castrate / variant of 淹[yan1] / to delay

奄

yǎn = y + an3

suddenly / abruptly / hastily / to cover / to surround

奄 = 大 + 电 : Mnemonic symbol: 奄列, omelet.

奄 = 大 + 电 : Maud Younger (y) has the robot (大) prepare an omelet (奄) for her inside the anthill (an3). The robot makes the omelet using a charger (电). Maud doesn't pay too much attention, and suddenly (奄) the omelet (奄) is done.

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.