礎

foundation / base

础 = 出 + 石 : Chantal Chicken (chu) has to leave the space station (Ø3) quickly, but the emergency exit (出) is blocked by a big rock (石). Chantal has no other choice but to dig a tunnel through the space station's foundation (础).

礎 character breakdown

礎
- 楚
  - 木
    - 八
      - 丿
      - ㇏
    - 十
      - 一
      - 丨
  - 林
    - 木
      - 八
        
        丿
        
        ㇏
      - 十
        
        一
        
        丨
  - 疋
    - ㇖
    - 龰
      - 人
        
        丿
        
        ㇏
      - ⺊
        
        一
        
        丨
- 石
  - 丆
    - 一
    - 丿
  - 口

楚

chǔ = chu + Ø3

surname Chu / abbr. for Hubei 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3] and Hunan 湖南省[Hu2 nan2 Sheng3] provinces together / Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (722-221 BC)

楚 = 林 + 疋 : Chantal Chicken (chu) finds that a small forest (林) has grown in the space station (Ø3). Decisively she puts on her gumboots (疋), grabs her punishment cane (楚) and brings back order (楚) and clarity (楚) to the wild forest.

楚

chǔ = chu + Ø3

distinct / clear / orderly / pain / suffering / deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex) / punishment cane (old)

石

shí = sh + Ø2

surname Shi / abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1]

石 = 丆 + 口 : Sherlock Holmes finds the space station's entrance blocked by a big rock. He uses a wind wheel and a mandarin to build a lever, with which he is able to move the rock.

石

dàn = d + an4

dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗 / ten pecks / one hundred liters

石

shí = sh + Ø2

rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

石 = 丆 + 口 : Sherlock Holmes finds the space station's entrance blocked by a big rock. He uses a wind wheel and a mandarin to build a lever, with which he is able to move the rock.

石

dàn = d + an4

dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3]; one hundred liters / ancient pr. [shi2]