支

surname Zhi

to support / to sustain / to erect / to raise / branch / division / to draw money / classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions

支 = 十 + 又 : Mnemonic symbol: a tree branch. James II of England (zh) has to repair the hull of the space station. His tool is a big cross (十) with one end cushioned with a boxing glove (又), which he is to use as a hammer. As he is floating in front of the space station (Ø1), the only tool to support him is a wooden branch (支) so that he won't float away.

支 character breakdown

支
- 十
  - 一
  - 丨
- 又
  - ㇏
  - ㇇

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).

又

yòu = y + ou4

(once) again / also / both... and... / and yet / (used for emphasis) anyway

又 = ㇇ + ㇏ : And once again (又), Maud Younger (y) is preparing for battle. She's donning her boxing glove in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4), puts on a beak (㇇) and plans go give her opponent the finger (㇏).

Characters with 支 as component

技

jì = ji + Ø4

skill

技 = 扌 + 支 : Joan of Arc (ji) is gaming in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). Although she types on the keyboard using a branch (支) and moves the mouse using a toy claw (扌), she still has enough skill (技) to own everyone.

叟

sǒu = s + ou3

old gentleman / old man

叟 = 支 + 臼 : Socrates (s) is cooking with the old gentleman (叟) in the outhouse (ou3). They use mortars (臼) to process branches (支) which they want to use to cook a soup.

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]

枝

zhi̅ = zh + Ø1

branch / classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc

枝 = 支 + 木 : James II of England (zh) finds that there is a Christmas tree (木) floating around in front of the space station (Ø1) with lots of lychees (枝) attached to it. He is able to grab one single (枝) branch (支) to grab some of them before the Christmas tree floats on.

歧

qí = qi + Ø2

divergent / side road

歧 = 支 + 止 : The main route through the space station's entrance (Ø2) is blocked by a barrier (止), so the Queen of Hearts (qi) has to take a side route (歧). She pushes a branch (支) aside and continues along the side road (歧).

翅

翄

chì = ch + Ø4

variant of 翅[chi4]

翅 = 支 + 羽 : Charlie Chaplin (ch) crafts two wings (翅) by attaching feathers (羽) to two branches (支) and flies through the space station's bathroom (Ø4).

翅

chì = ch + Ø4

wing (of a bird or insect) (bound form)

翅 = 支 + 羽 : Charlie Chaplin (ch) crafts two wings (翅) by attaching feathers (羽) to two branches (支) and flies through the space station's bathroom (Ø4).

肢

zhi̅ = zh + Ø1

limb

肢 = 支 + 月 : James II of England (zh) is floating in front of the space station (Ø1) unable to move while the moon (月) tickles his four limbs (肢) with a branch (支).

岐

qí = qi + Ø2

surname Qi / also used in place names

岐

qí = qi + Ø2

variant of 歧[qi2]