沾

to moisten / to be infected by / to receive benefit or advantage through a contact / to touch

沾 = 占 + 氵 : Someone is pouring out a bottle of water (氵) on the higher floors of the anthill, but James II of England (zh), standing on the street (an1), quickly puts up his yellow umbrella (占) so that only his umbrella is moistened (沾).

沾

霑

zha̅n = zh + an1

variant of 沾[zhan1] / to moisten

沾 character breakdown

沾
- 占
  - 卜
    - 丨
    - 丶
  - 口
  - ⺊
    - 一
    - 丨
- 氵
  - ⺀
    - 丶
  - ㇀

占

佔

zhàn = zh + an4

variant of 占[zhan4]

占

zha̅n = zh + an1

to observe / to divine

占

zhàn = zh + an4

to take possession of / to occupy / to take up

占 = ⺊ + 口 : Mnemonic symbol: a yellow umbrella. James II of England occupies the anthill's bathroom (an4). He uses a pennant (⺊) stuck into a mandarin (口) to mark his territory, and stands there proudly with a yellow umbrella (占).

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.