堆

to pile up / to heap up / a mass / pile / heap / stack / large amount

堆 = 土 + 隹 : Doggy Dog (du) is digging for a bone in front of the Eiffel Tower (ei1) and in the process he is piling up (堆) a huge pile of dirt (土). After Doggy Dog gave up the sparrow (隹) comes to sit on the pile, since she thinks it is quite a nice place.

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堆 character breakdown

堆
- 土
  - 一
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
- 隹
  - 一
  - 住
    - 主
      - 丶
      - 王
        
        一
        
        土
        
        一
        
        十
        
        一
        
        丨
    - 亻
      - 丨
      - 丿

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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