塌

塌
ta̅ = t + a1
to collapse / to droop / to settle down
塌 = 土 + 日 + 羽 : Tecumseh (t) built a very cozy place for the sun (日) in front of the ashram (a1): he piled up a lot of dirt (土) and on top he built a cozy nest out of feathers (羽) he collected. Just as he puts the sun in the nest the whole construction collapses (塌) because the sun is heavier than he thought.

塌 character breakdown

土
tǔ = tu + Ø3
Tu (ethnic group) / surname Tu
土
tǔ = tu + Ø3
earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
土 = 十 + 一 : Tommy Turtle (tu) wants to fix a cross (十) on a flute (一) in the space station's living room (Ø3). He uses dust and clay (土) to hold them together.
日
rì = r + Ø4
abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan
日
rì = r + Ø4
sun / day / date, day of the month
日 = 囗 + 一 : Robinson Crusoe (r) is hiding from the sun (日) in an enclosure (囗) full of flutes (一) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4).
羽
yǔ = yu + Ø3
feather / 5th note in pentatonic scale
羽 = 习 : Yu the Great is studying the structure of a feather inside the space station.
Character component without intrinsic meaning

Characters with 塌 as component

塌 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 塌

一
一
塌
塌
糊
糊
涂
塗
muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition / complete shambles / a total mess
坍
塌
to collapse
塌
陷
to subside / to sink / to cave in
塌
塌
实
實
variant of 踏實|踏实[ta1 shi5]
塌
房
(neologism c. 2020) (of a celebrity) to have one's reputation tank due to a scandal
塌
架
to collapse / to come to grief
塌
棵
菜
Brassica narinosa (broadbeaked mustard) / Chinese flat cabbage
塌
塌
台
臺
to collapse
垮
塌
to collapse (of building, dam or bridge)
塌
下
to collapse

Sentences with 塌

塌 currently does not appear in any sentence.