寺

sì = s + Ø4

Buddhist temple / mosque / government office (old)

寺 = 土 + 寸 : Mnemonic symbol: a Buddhist shrine.

寺 = 土 + 寸 : Socrates built a Buddhist temple in the space station's bathroom. To protect it from being destroyed while floating around in zero gravity, he built a protective frame made out of mud around it. After finishing it he inspects it and thinks "thumbs up", because he is proud of his work.

寺 character breakdown

寺
- 土
  - 一
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
- 寸
  - 一
  - 丶
  - 亅

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.

寸

cùn = cu + (e)n4

a unit of length / inch / thumb

寸 = 一 + 亅 + 丶 : Kitty Cat is playing with a petal leaf in the encampment's bathroom. She's keeping it in the air by hitting it with a flute and a crowbar. It's so much fun that she thinks to herself "thumbs up".

Characters with 寺 as component

等

děng = d + (e)ng3

class / rank / grade / equal to / same as / to wait for / to await / et cetera / and so on / et al. (and other authors) / after / as soon as / once

等 = ⺮ + 寺 : Inside of the engine, Don Quixote is praying in front of a Buddhist shrine. He brought a bamboo stick as offer, and he lighted it at the very top. Now he's waiting for the stick to burn down so he can go home. However, the stick is very long: Don Quixote will have to wait for a long time.

时

時

shí = sh + Ø2

o'clock / time / when / hour / season / period

时 = 寸 + 日 : Mnemonic symbol: a giant pocket watch.

时 = 寸 + 日 : The sun asks Sherlock Holmes out for a coffee just inside the entrance of the space station. Looking at his pocket watch, Sherlock sees he has time, winks and "thumbs up".

时

時

shí = sh + Ø2

surname Shi

特

tè = t + e4

special / unique / distinguished / especially / unusual / very / abbr. for 特克斯[te4 ke4 si1], tex

特 = 寺 + 牛 : Tecumseh has a very special mount: In contrast to the other Indians he rides a bull. Moreover, the bull is so special that it meditates in front of the Buddhist shrine in the elevator's bathroom together with Tecumseh.

持

chí = ch + Ø2

to hold / to grasp / to support / to maintain / to persevere / to manage / to run (i.e. administer) / to control

持 = 寺 + 扌 : Charlie Chaplin brought his Buddhist shrine to the space station, but just inside the entrance he realizes that he didn't think of zero gravity as his shrine is about to float away. His only option at the moment is to grasp the shrine with two toy claws and manage it this way.

待

dài = d + ai4

to wait / to treat / to deal with / to need / going to (do sth) / about to / intending to

待

da̅i = d + ai1

to stay

待 = 寺 + 彳 : In front of the airplane someone devoted huge black sneakers to the local buddhist shrine. Don Quixote fits into them with his whole body and the sneakers are so cozy that he thinks he could stay like this forever.

诗

詩

shi̅ = sh + Ø1

poem / CL:首[shou3] / poetry / verse

诗 = 寺 + 讠 : Just in front of the space station (Ø1)
Sherlock Holmes (sh) suffers a head lesion
By bumping his head on a Buddhist shrine (寺).
"Don't you drink anymore wine!"
Is written on an advertisement pole (讠):
"Better follow our Buddha's role!"
"How can drinking wine be a crime?"
Sherlock, rubbing his head, has to whine.
"I shall return back to my home,
I'm already annoyed by this little poem. (诗)"

诗

詩

shi̅ = sh + Ø1

abbr. for Shijing 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], the Book of Songs

侍

shì = sh + Ø4

to serve / to attend upon

侍 = 亻 + 寺 : Sherlock Holmes (sh) became the guru at the local temple (寺) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) is serving (侍) him as the temple's maid (侍).

峙

zhì = zh + Ø4

peak / to store