method / technique

= + : Mnemonic symbol from 手术: surgeon

= + : In the space station's bathroom the surgeon wants to tickle Sheldon Shrimp with a petal leaf, but Sheldon thinks it's a trap and he wants to cut him open, so he hides behind a Christmas tree.
various genera of flowers of Asteracea family (daisies and chrysanthemums), including Atractylis lancea

术 character breakdown

"dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3) / see also 點|点[dian3]

This character shall be represented by a petal (丶) when appearing in other characters.

Julian Giant Squid (zhu) is napping in the space station's living room (Ø3) and hugging a petal (丶).
surname Mu
tree / wood / coffin / wooden / simple / numb / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a Christmas tree. Malte Monkey is putting up a Christmas tree (木) in the bathroom of the space station (Ø4). He's using a cross (十) as a base to put the tree on, and decorates the tree with eight-balls (八).
(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden

Characters with 术 as component

to state / to tell / to narrate / to relate

= + : The surgeon (术) wants to persuade Sheldon Shrimp (shu) to visit him, so he tells (述) Sheldon a bedtime story in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) about how he'll be able to wear gladiator sandals (辶) if he is willing to pay for surgery.
obscure variant of 悉[xi1] / Achyranthes bidentata, a root used in Chinese medicine, equivalent to 牛膝[niu2 xi1]

Words with 术

without learning or skills (idiom); ignorant and incompetent
China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (CFLAC) / abbr. to 文聯|文联
The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art
an abortion / abbr. of 人工流產手術|人工流产手术
Life is short, learning is limitless / Ars longa, vita brevis
benevolent heart and skillful execution (idiom, from Mencius); charitable in thought and deed
kindness / benevolence / to govern in humanitarian way
martial arts involving weapons

Sentences with 术

bù
liào
nà
ya̅o
hóu
fǎ
shù
ga̅o
qiáng