宛

wǎn = w + an3

winding / as if / a surname

宛 = 夗 + 宀 : Mnemonic symbol: a winding machine.

Willy Walrus (w) built a winding machine (宛) to wind up sleeping bags (夗) in the anthill (an3). For his invention he got a honorary PhD degree and a graduation cap (宀), but as the winding machine winds up the sleeping bags his graduation cap gets in and ruins it.

宛 character breakdown

宛
- 夗
  - 㔾
    - 乚
    - ㇆
      - 一
      - 亅
  - 夕
- 宀
  - 丶
  - 冖

夗

yuàn = yu + an4

to turn over when asleep

夗 = 㔾 + 夕 : Mnemonic symbol: a sleeping bag.

A bat (夕) is harassing Yu the Great (yu) and the navy seal (㔾) who are camping in their sleeping bags (夗) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). Yu the Great just turns over while sleeping (夗), but the navy seal stays awake to guard and protect his king.

宀

mián = mi + an2

"roof" radical (Kangxi radical 40), occurring in 家, 定, 安 etc, referred to as 寶蓋|宝盖[bao3 gai4]

宀 = 丶 + 冖 : Mnemonic symbol: the strokes of this character look like a graduation cap (宀).

Marilyn Monroe (mi-) wants to cook in the anthill's kitchen (an2) but she's afraid of the ants. That's why she builds a bunker: she uses a saucepan lid (冖) as the base, constructs pillars out of petals (丶) and uses a graduation cap (宀) as the roof.