石

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]

石 character breakdown

石
- 丆
  - 一
  - 丿
- 口

丆

one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "myeon"), an ancient Korean writing system

丆 = 一 + 丿 : 丆 kinda looks like a wind turbine. 丿 is the base and 一 looks like two blades attached to the base.

口

kǒu = k + ou3

mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

Mnemonic symbol: 口 shall be represented by a mandarin. Karl Marx (k-) is enjoying a mandarin in the outhouse's living room (ou3).

Characters with 石 as component

矿

鑛

kuàng = ku + ang4

variant of 礦|矿[kuang4]

矿 = 广 + 石 : Karl Koala (ku) got a new job at the coal mine (矿) in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4). The entrance to the tunnel lies quite high, so every time Karl brings out another coal stone (石) he attaches it to a small parachute (广) and lets it fly down to the floor.

矿

礦

kuàng = ku + ang4

ore / mine

硬

yìng = y + (e)ng4

hard / stiff / strong / firm / resolutely / doggedly / good (quality) / able (person) / (of food) filling / substantial

硬 = 更 + 石 : Maud Younger (y) finds the snake which ate too much (更) in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4), and it feels miserable. To make the snake feel better Maud massages the snake using two warm stones (石). As Maud massages the snakebshe finds that the snake's belly is really hard (硬).

碎

suì = su + ei4

to break down / to break into pieces / fragmentary

碎 = 卒 + 石 : In the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4) Susan Saint Bernard (su) got some stones (石) into her web which she cannot get rid of. Fortunately a soldier (卒) helps her to get rid of the rocks by smashing them into small pieces (碎) using his martial arts skills.

磨

mò = m + o4

grindstone / to grind / to turn round

磨

mó = m + o2

to rub / to grind / to polish / to sharpen / to wear down / to die out / to waste time / to pester / to insist

磨 = 石 + 麻 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) has been tied down in the observatory's kitchen (o2) with ropes made of hemp (麻). He uses a stone (石) to patiently rub (磨) through the ropes.

碑

be̅i = b + ei1

a monument / an upright stone tablet / stele / CL:塊|块[kuai4],面[mian4]

碑 = 卑 + 石 : Beelzebub (b) finds it annoying that everyone finds the Eiffel Tower so impressive. He moves a rock (石) from the Alps (卑) in front of it (ei1) and creates a monument (碑) much larger than the tower to remind everyone that the Alps are much more impressive.

砂

sha̅ = sh + a1

sand / gravel / granule / variant of 沙[sha1]

砂 = 石 + 少 : Sherlock Holmes (sh) wants to join the ashram. In front of the ashram (a1) he has to grind a rock (石) into sand (砂) while Smiley (少) is supervising him in order to prove himself.

磊

lěi = l + ei3

lumpy / rock pile / uneven / fig. sincere / open and honest

磊 = 石 : It's Sir Lancelot's (l) turn to tidy up the Eiffel tower's living room (ei3), but he found that the tourists left a pile (磊) of rocks (石) right on the coffee table.

砌

qì = qi + Ø4

to build by laying bricks or stones

砌 = 石 + 切 : The queen of hearts (qi) wants to build a new shower wall in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) by laying bricks (砌). To get the bricks she's cutting (切) rocks (石) with her bare hands.

磅

bàng = b + ang4

see 磅秤 scale / platform balance / (loanword) pound (unit of weight, about 454 grams)

磅 = 旁 + 石 : Beelzebub (b) is weighing his bottles of bourbon (旁) against stones (石) using a platform balance (磅) in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4).