獨木橋

独

獨

dú

木

mù

桥

橋

qiáo

single-log bridge / (fig.) difficult path

Characters and words in 獨木橋

独

獨

dú = du + Ø2

alone / independent / single / sole / only

独 = 犭 + 虫 : Everyone has left the space station, only the animals are left: Doggy Dog (du), the dachshund (犭) and the mosquito (虫). They have noone who throws them a stick or exposes their bare body parts to bite. All alone (独), they wait in the space station's entrance (Ø2).

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 (mu) is setting up a Christmas tree (木) in the bathroom of the space station (Ø4). He decorates the tree with eight-balls (八) and puts a holy cross (十) at the top of the tree.

木

mù = mu + Ø4

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

桥

橋

qiáo = qi + ao2

bridge / CL:座[zuo4]

桥 = 乔 + 木 : The Queen of Hearts (qi) put up a Christmas Tree (木) in the aorta's kitchen (ao2), but the star at the top is missing. She decides to replace it herself, puts on a bright yellow banana costume (乔) and uses a bridge (桥) to go straight to the top of the tree.