单

surname Shan

da̅n = d + an1

bill / list / form / single / only / sole / odd number / CL:個|个[ge4]

单 = 丷 + 田 + 十 : In front of the anthill there are many, really a field of crosses because Don Quixote killed so many people on his crusades. Today is his judgement day: a mean crocodile reads the list of his victims to him, and Don Quixote is really 不好意思.

单 character breakdown

单
- 丷
- 八
  - 丿
  - ㇏
- 十
  - 一
  - 丨
- 田
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
  - 囗

丷

ba̅ = b + a1

"eight" component in Chinese characters / archaic variant of 八[ba1]

Mnemonic symbol: a crocodile with mean eyes. Beelzebub (b) is fighting with eight crocodiles (丷) in front of the ashram (a1).

丷

one of the characters used in kwukyel, an ancient Korean writing system

十

shí = sh + Ø2

ten / 10

十 = 一 + 丨 : Mnemonic symbol: a holy cross. Sherlock Holmes (sh-) is investigating a very strange thing he found in the kitchen of the space station (-2): A big pyramid made of ten (十) crosses (十), which are in turn made out of flutes (一) and dinosaur bones (丨).

田

tián = ti + an2

surname Tian

田

tián = ti + an2

field / farm / CL:片[pian4]

田 = 囗 + 十 : Mother Teresa (ti) wants to plant a field of crosses (田) just inside the anthill's kitchen (an2). She ordered a wooden box (囗) with crosses (十) inside and puts them up one by one.

八

ba̅ = b + a1

eight; 8

八 = 丿 + ㇏ : Mnemonic symbol: an eight-ball.

Beelzebub (b-) wants to find new ways to lure people into playing pool billiard. To this end he is meditating on top of an eight-ball (八) in front of the Ashram (a1). He uses a finger (㇏) and a banana (丿) as incense to create the right atmosphere.

Characters with 单 as component

弹

彈

dàn = d + an4

crossball / bullet / shot / shell / ball

弹 = 单 + 弓 : Don Quixote (d) is preparing a bullet (弹) list in the anthill's bathroom (an4), but he took the term a little too literally. To create the bullet points on his list (单), he is trying to shoot bullets (弹) at the list using a composite bow (弓).

弹

彈

tán = t + an2

to pluck (a string) / to play (a string instrument) / to spring or leap / to shoot (e.g. with a catapult) / (of cotton) to fluff or tease / to flick / to flip / to accuse / to impeach / elastic (of materials)

弹 = 单 + 弓 : Tecumseh (t) is giving a concert in the anthill's kitchen (an2). He is playing a composite bow (弓) with just a single string. As he is plucking (弹) the string (弹) of his bow, he often looks at the floor where he taped a list (单) of songs to play so that he doesn't forget which song is next.

阐

闡

chǎn = ch + an3

to express / to disclose / to enlighten / to open

阐 = 门 + 单 : Charlie Chaplin (ch) fell through a trap door (门) when he wanted to leave the bar in the anthill (an3), and inside the snake pit below he finds a long list (单) explaining (阐) that it is his sole responsibility that he fell through the trap door because he got too drunk.

郸

鄲

da̅n = d + an1

name of a district in Hebei

蕲

蘄

qí = qi + Ø2

(herb) / implore / pray / place name

婵

嬋

chán = ch + an2

beautiful / graceful

惮

憚

dàn = d + an4

dread / fear / dislike

惮 = 单 + 忄 : Santa Clause finds Don Quixote (d) hiding in the anthill's bathroom (an4). Don Quixote sees that Santa brought his huge flail (忄) and Don Quixote fears (惮) that he is on Santa's list (单) of naughty kids.

掸

撣

dǎn = d + an3

to brush away / to dust off / brush / duster / CL:把[ba3]

殚

殫

da̅n = d + an1

entirely / to exhaust

啴

嘽

ta̅n = t + an1

used in 嘽嘽|啴啴[tan1 tan1]