唯物

materialistic

Characters and words in 唯物

wéi = w + ei2

only / alone / -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主義|主义[zhu3 yi4] or 論|论[lun4], e.g. 唯理論|唯理论[wei2 li3 lun4], rationalism)

唯 = 口 + 隹 : Willy Walrus (w) and the sparrow (隹) have been locked in the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (ei2) for days now. The only (唯) edible thing there is left is a mandarin (口), but mandarins are the only (唯) thing they don't like.

唯

wěi = w + ei3

yes

物

wù = w + Ø4

thing / object / matter / abbr. for physics 物理

物 = 勿 + 牛 : Willy Walrus (w) wants to become a physicist (物) and does research about dark matter (物) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). His motivation is to become a super villain and rule the world. Just as he is about to have a breakthrough, a huge black ox (牛) flying with the help of bat wings (勿) hits Willy with an oxerang and takes away the dark matter, saving the world.