塔

tǎ = t + a3

pagoda / tower / minaret / stupa (abbr. loanword from Sanskrit tapo) / CL:座[zuo4]

塔 = 土 + 荅 : Tecumseh (t) opened a minaret (塔) in the ashram (a3). Because he is too lazy to sing himself all day, he set up an answering machine (荅) to play the prayers and built a funnel out of clay (土) for better sound.

塔

墖

tǎ = t + a3

old variant of 塔[ta3]

塔 character breakdown

塔
- 土
  - 一
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
- 荅
  - 合
    - 亼
      - 一
      - 人
        
        丿
        
        ㇏
    - 口
  - 艹

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.

荅

da̅ = d + a1

variant of 答[da1]

荅

dá = d + a2

variant of 答[da2]

荅 = 艹 + 合 : Don Quixote (d) hears someone speaking on the answering machine (荅) in the ashram's kitchen (a2). He would like to answer it himself, but he accidentally glued (合) sheets of artificial lawn (艹) to his hands earlier.