埕

earthen jar

埕 character breakdown

埕
- 呈
  - 口
  - 王
    - 一
    - 土
      - 一
      - 十
        
        一
        
        丨
- 土
  - 一
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨

to present to a superior / memorial / petition / to present (a certain appearance) / to assume (a shape) / to be (a certain color)

呈 = 口 + 王 : Charlie Chaplin (ch) gives a presentation (呈) for Martin Luther King (王) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). He's been talking over one hour about his favorite mandarin (口).

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.