插

cha̅ = ch + a1

to insert / stick in / pierce / to take part in / to interfere / to interpose

插 = 扌 + 臿 : While separating grain and husk (臿) in front of the ashram (a1), Charlie Chaplin (ch) accidentally sticks (插) his hand (扌) into the mortar and under the kilo (臿).

插

揷

cha̅ = ch + a1

old variant of 插[cha1]

插 = 扌 + 臿 : While separating grain and husk (臿) in front of the ashram (a1), Charlie Chaplin (ch) accidentally sticks (插) his hand (扌) into the mortar and under the kilo (臿).

插 character breakdown

插
- 扌
  - 亅
  - 二
    - 一
- 臿
  - 千
    - 丿
    - 十
      - 一
      - 丨
  - 臼

扌

shǒu = sh + ou3

"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc

扌 = 二 + 亅 : Mnemonic symbol: a toy claw.

臿

cha̅ = ch + a1

to separate the grain from the husk

臿 = 千 + 臼 : Charlie Chaplin (ch) is using a kilo (千) and a mortar (臼) to separate grain and husk (臿) in front of the ashram (a1) before the winnowing.