坫

占 = ⺊ + 口 : Mnemonic symbol: a yellow umbrella. James II of England (zh) occupies (占) the anthill's bathroom (an4). He uses a pennant (⺊) stuck into a mandarin (口) to mark his territory. The ants are silently protesting with yellow umbrellas (占).

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土

tǔ = tu + Ø3

Tu (ethnic group) / surname Tu

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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]

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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.

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