沈

surname Shen / place name

沈 = 冘 + 氵 : In the encampment ((e)n3) Sherlock Holmes (sh) likes to pour (沈) water from a water bottle (氵) onto a treadmill (冘) to observe how the water flows off the moving treadmill.

沈

chén = ch + (e)n2

variant of 沉[chen2]

沈

瀋

shěn = sh + (e)n3

liquid / to pour

沈 = 冘 + 氵 : In the encampment ((e)n3) Sherlock Holmes (sh) likes to pour (沈) water from a water bottle (氵) onto a treadmill (冘) to observe how the water flows off the moving treadmill.

沈 character breakdown

沈
- 冘
  - 儿
    - 丿
    - 乚
  - 冖
- 氵
  - ⺀
    - 丶
  - ㇀

冘

yín = y + (e)n2

to go forward / to advance

冘 = 儿 + 冖 : Mnemonic symbol: a treadmill.

Maud Younger (y) and Sun Wukong (儿) are exercising together in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2). They are running on treadmills (冘) and using cooking tops (冖) to fan themselves some air.

冘

yóu = y + ou2

(bound form) mostly used in either 冘豫[you2 yu4] or 冘疑[you2 yi2]

氵

shuǐ = shu + ei3

"water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85), occurring in 沒|没[mei2], 法[fa3], 流[liu2] etc / see also 三點水|三点水[san1 dian3 shui3]

氵 = ⺀ + ㇀ : Mnemonic symbol: a bottle of water. Sheldon Shrimp (shu) enjoys a bottle of water (氵) in the Eiffel Tower's living room (ei3). The got the water by scratching (㇀) a blossom (⺀) and catching the leaking dew in a bottle.