坵

丘

坵

qiu̅ = qi + ou1

variant of 丘[qiu1] / hillock

坵 character breakdown

坵
- 丘
  - 丨
  - 丿
  - 工
    - 丨
    - 二
      - 一
- 土
  - 一
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨

丘

qiu̅ = qi + ou1

mound / hillock / grave / classifier for fields / surname Qiu

丘 = 丿 + 丨 + 工 : In front of the outhouse (ou1), the Queen of Hearts (qi) set up a mound (丘) for her relatives. She also put a gate in front of it where the two pillars are a steel beam (工) and a dinosaur bone (丨) respectively, and the horizontal beam is a banana (丿).

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.