anvil
variant of 砧[zhen1]

砧 character breakdown

variant of 占[zhan4]
to observe / to divine
to take possession of / to occupy / to take up

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a yellow umbrella. James II of England occupies the anthill's bathroom (an4). He uses a pennant (⺊) stuck into a mandarin (口) to mark his territory, and stands there proudly with a yellow umbrella (占).
surname Shi / abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1]

= + : Sherlock Holmes finds the space station's entrance blocked by a big rock. He uses a wind wheel and a mandarin to build a lever, with which he is able to move the rock.
dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗 / ten pecks / one hundred liters
rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

= + : Sherlock Holmes finds the space station's entrance blocked by a big rock. He uses a wind wheel and a mandarin to build a lever, with which he is able to move the rock.
dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3]; one hundred liters / ancient pr. [shi2]

Characters with 砧 as component

砧 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 砧

chopping board or block
incus or anvil bone of middle ear, passing sound vibration from malleus hammer bone to stapes stirrup bone
rootstock (stem onto which a branch is grafted)
beck iron (corner of anvil)

Sentences with 砧

砧 currently does not appear in any sentence.