呻

groan

呻 = 口 + 申 : Sherlock Holmes (sh) gets his textbook (申) out of his bag in front of the encampment ((e)n1). As he opens it he finds that he accidentally smashed a mandarin (口) between the pages which made a huge mess, and groans (呻).

呻 character breakdown

呻
- 口
- 申
  - 丨
  - 曰
    - 一
    - 囗

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).

申

she̅n = sh + (e)n1

old name for Shanghai 上海[Shang4 hai3] / surname Shen

申

she̅n = sh + (e)n1

to extend / to state / to explain / 9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey / ancient Chinese compass point: 240°

申 = 丨 + 曰 : Mnemonic symbol: a textbook.

Sherlock Holmes (sh) uses a microphone (曰) and a dinosaur bone (丨) as pointer to explain (申) the history of the encampment to the audience standing in front of it ((e)n1). He likes to present himself as an expert, but he's a faker: All his explanations come from his textbook (申).