• 氵(water; liquid)
• 奄(cover; envelop)

Water covering and flooding everything below is the meaning of the character 淹.

• 大(large; big)
• ⺀(two dots indicating hair; top of head)

The head is the largest and most prominent part on the human body.

• 扌(hand; arm)
• 荅(small bean plant; phonetic)

Using your hand to pull up and cross over—that is the action of connecting or joining together.

• 氵(water; liquid)
• 奄(cover; envelop)

Water covering and flooding everything below is the meaning of the character 淹.

• 大(large; big)
• ⺀(two dots indicating hair; top of head)

The head is the largest and most prominent part on the human body.

• 扌(hand; arm)
• 荅(small bean plant; phonetic)

Using your hand to pull up and cross over—that is the action of connecting or joining together.