楂

chá = ch + a2

fell trees / raft / to hew

楂

zha̅ = zh + a1

Chinese hawthorn

楂 character breakdown

楂
- 木
  - 八
    - 丿
    - ㇏
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
- 查
  - 旦
    - 一
    - 日
      - 一
      - 囗
  - 木
    - 八
      - 丿
      - ㇏
    - 十
      - 一
      - 丨

木

mù = mu + Ø4

surname Mu

木

mù = mu + Ø4

tree / wood / coffin / wooden / simple / numb / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

木 = 八 + 十 : Mnemonic symbol: a Christmas tree. Malte Monkey is putting up a Christmas tree (木) in the bathroom of the space station (Ø4). He's using a cross (十) as a base to put the tree on, and decorates the tree with eight-balls (八).

查

zha̅ = zh + a1

surname Zha

查

chá = ch + a2

to research / to check / to investigate / to examine / to refer to / to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary)

查 = 旦 + 木 : Mnemonic symbol: a detective.

查 = 旦 + 木 : Just inside the ashram's kitchen, the detective is investigating a passed out Charlie Chaplin who's lying under a Christmas tree. Could it have something to do with the big empty mug which was formerly filled with glühwein?

查

zha̅ = zh + a1

variant of 楂[zha1]

木

mù = mu + Ø4

(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden