圣

ku̅ = ku + Ø1

to dig

old variant of 聖|圣[sheng4]

圣 = 又 + 土 : Mnemonic symbol: Father Christmas, 圣诞老人.

Sherlock Holmes is about to lose against Santa Claus in a boxing match in the engine's bathroom when he uses a dirty trick: lying on the floor he grabs some dirt and throws it into Santa Claus's face, thereby blinding him. Sherlock uses the opportunity to land a critical blow onto Santa Claus's big belly, but Santa doesn't even notice.

圣

聖

shèng = sh + (e)ng4

holy / sacred / saint / sage

圣 character breakdown

圣
- 又
  - ㇏
  - ㇇
- 土
  - 一
  - 十
    - 一
    - 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 (㇏).

土

tǔ = tu + Ø3

Tu (ethnic group) / surname Tu

土

tǔ = tu + Ø3

earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

土 = 十 + 一 : Tommy Turtle (tu) wants to fix a cross (十) on a flute (一) in the space station's living room (Ø3). He uses dust and clay (土) to hold them together.

Characters with 圣 as component

径

徑

jìng = ji + (e)ng4

footpath / track / diameter / straight / directly

径 = 圣 + 彳 : Father Christmas (圣) gives black sneakers (彳) to Joan of Arc (ji) in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4). Joan of Arc happily puts her new shoes on instantaneously and circles father Christmas on a track (径) with a very small diameter (径), making father Christmas feel quite uncomfortable.

茎

莖

ji̅ng = ji + (e)ng1

stalk / stem / CL:條|条[tiao2]

茎 = 艹 + 圣 : Joan of Arc (ji) wrote to Father Christmas (圣) that she wants a condom (茎) for her penis (茎), but instead Father Christmas only understood she wants a lot of stems (茎) so in front of the engine ((e)ng1) he hands her a sheet of artificial lawn (艹).

怪

恠

guài = gu + ai4

variant of 怪[guai4]

怪 = 圣 + 忄 : Gitta Giraffe meets Father Christmas in the airplane's bathroom. She finds it rather bewildering that instead of a sack full of presents he holds a big flail. He also looks kind of grumpy, almost like a big monster.

怪

guài = gu + ai4

bewildering / odd / strange / uncanny / devil / monster / to wonder at / to blame / quite / rather