呈

chéng = ch + (e)ng2

to present to a superior / memorial / petition / to present (a certain appearance) / to assume (a shape) / to be (a certain color)

呈 = 口 + 王 : Charlie Chaplin (ch) gives a presentation (呈) for Martin Luther King (王) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). He's been talking over one hour about his favorite mandarin (口).

呈 character breakdown

呈
- 口
- 王
  - 一
  - 土
    - 一
    - 十
      - 一
      - 丨

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).

王

wáng = w + ang2

king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great

王 = 一 + 土 : Mnemonic symbol: Martin Luther King. Willy Walrus (wu) is stuck in a heap of dirt (土) in the anglepod's kitchen (ang2). Martin Luther King (王) helps him by holding out a flute (一).