insipid / diluted / weak / mild / light in color / tasteless / indifferent / (variant of 氮[dan4]) nitrogen
淡
=
氵
+
炎
:
Don Quixote (d) found out that the water in the anthill's bathroom (an4) is potable (淡), so he instantly started making dumplings and to fill the water in a lot of water bottles (氵). Now he is laying in one corner having the itis (炎) since he ate and drunk too much.
water / river / liquid / beverage / additional charges or income / (of clothes) classifier for number of washes
水
=
㇇
+
亅
+
丿
+
㇏
:
Sheldon Shrimp just climbed the Eiffel Tower. He's really thirsty, so he's glad to find a water fountain. After he quenches his thirst, he also finds a snack: A banana is swimming in the water. He never ate a banana before, so he tries a mix of different methods: Putting on a fake beak to pick on the banana, holding it with a finger and peeling it with a crowbar.
湖
=
氵
+
胡
:
Helga Horse (hu) is doing an experiment just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). She lets the water out of a water bottle (氵) and it forms something like a ball very soon. Helga Horse then uses her Confucius beard (胡) to create a loop and let the water, through the surface tension, expand by stretching the loop. She wants to find out how far she can stretch to get a little lake (湖).