吃着碗里，瞧着锅里

• 口(mouth; opening)RADICAL
• 乞(beg for food; ask for food)PHONETIC

An open mouth asking for food is the daily act of eating and drinking.

• 羊(goat (upper part variant))ASSOCIATIVE
• 目(eye)RADICAL

A goat's eye gazes intently, picturing how something clings tightly and sticks to whatever it focuses on.

• 石(stone; hard object)RADICAL
• 宛(bend; gentle)PHONO-SEMANTIC

A bowl is made of hard material like stone but shaped with soft, rounded curves.

• 衣(clothes; garment)RADICAL
• 里(inside; lining)PHONO-SEMANTIC

The inner lining hidden inside a garment is the concealed inner face.

• 目(eye)RADICAL
• 焦(urgent worry; anxiety)PHONO-SEMANTIC

Staring intently with eyes so focused and worried as if burning is the careful aiming gaze.

• 釒(metal)RADICAL
• 咼(skewed; crooked)PHONETIC

A metal pot with a sound that echoes "qua" helps you remember the character.