壴

壴
zhù = zhu + Ø4
surname Zhu
壴
zhù = zhu + Ø4
(archaic) drum
壴 = 十 + 豆 : Julian Giant Squid is making some experimental beat music in the space station's bathroom. He's beating a huge 壴-type drum with a cross and a can of beans.

壴 character breakdown

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).
豆
荳
dòu = d + ou4
variant of 豆[dou4]
豆
dòu = d + ou4
bean / pea / CL:棵[ke1],粒[li4] / sacrificial vessel
豆 = 䒑 + 𠮛 : Don Quixote (d) is posting a scroll (𠮛) in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4). He's advertising beans (豆) out of which weed (䒑) will grow.

Characters with 壴 as component

喜
xǐ = xi + Ø3
to be fond of / to like / to enjoy / to be happy / to feel pleased / happiness / delight / glad
喜 = 壴 + 口 : Mnemonic symbol: 喜宴, wedding banquet.

Marie Curie is overjoyed to announce her marriage in the space station. She improvised a wedding banquet with nothing but mandarins and notifies everyone by beating a large drum very quickly with two mandarins.
鼓
gǔ = gu + Ø3
drum / CL:通[tong4],面[mian4] / to drum / to strike / to rouse / to bulge / to swell
鼓 = 壴 + 支 : Gitta Giraffe (gu) is beating her drums in the space station (Ø3). She is beating an archaic drum (壴) and a modern snare drum (鼓) using a twig (支).
鼓
皷
gǔ = gu + Ø3
old variant of 鼓[gu3]
嘉
jia̅ = ji + a1
surname Jia
嘉 = 吉 + 茄 : Joan of Arc (ji) received a very important guest (嘉) in front of the ashram (a1), the giant (吉). She made his favorite dish for him: eggplant (茄). The giant tastes the dish and exclaims that it is very excellent (嘉).
嘉
jia̅ = ji + a1
excellent / auspicious / to praise / to commend
嘉 = 吉 + 茄 : Joan of Arc (ji) received a very important guest (嘉) in front of the ashram (a1), the giant (吉). She made his favorite dish for him: eggplant (茄). The giant tastes the dish and exclaims that it is very excellent (嘉).
彭
péng = p + (e)ng2
surname Peng
彭 = 壴 + 彡 : Menomic symbol: Peng Zu, a legendary figure of Taoism who lived 800 years.

When Pinocchio (p) wants to cook lunch in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2) he always finds Peng Zu (彭) asleep on the kitchen counter. He finds it very gross because Peng zu has a very long Santa Clause beard (彡) and so Pinocchio wakes him up and scares him away using a big archaic drum (壴).
尌
shù = shu + Ø4
standing up / to stand (something) up

Words with 壴

壴 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 壴

壴 currently does not appear in any sentence.