攝

shè = sh + e4

to take in / to absorb / to assimilate / to act for / to take a photo / photo shoot / photo / to conserve (one's health)

摄 = 扌 + 聂 : Sherlock Holmes (sh) wants to take a selfie (摄) in the elevator's bathroom (e4), so he holds his phone with a toy claw (扌) in front of him. He has no way to press a button or the like, so he has to use voice activation. He doesn't want to loose his smile while taking the photo, so he tries whispering (摄) to the phone without moving his lips.

摄

攝

shè = sh + e4

(bound form) to take in; to absorb; to assimilate / to take (a photo) / (literary) to conserve (one's health) / (literary) to act for

攝 character breakdown

攝
- 扌
  - 亅
  - 二
    - 一
- 聶
  - 耳

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.

聂

聶

niè = ni + e4

surname Nie

聂 = 双 + 耳 : Nefertiti locked herself into the elevator's bathroom. She's hearing a whispering voice in her head, and she tries to make it go away by beating her head with two boxing gloves.

聂

聶

niè = ni + e4

to whisper

聂 = 双 + 耳 : Nefertiti locked herself into the elevator's bathroom. She's hearing a whispering voice in her head, and she tries to make it go away by beating her head with two boxing gloves.