簇

cù = cu + Ø4

crowded / framework for silkworms / gather foliage / bunch / classifier for bunched objects

簇 = ⺮ + 族 : Kitty Cat (cu) has set up bunches (簇) of bamboo sticks (⺮) as framework for silk worms (簇) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). Now she is walking with a lowered head (族) among the bunches to gather bamboo foliage (簇) from the ground and to see how the silk worms are doing.

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簇 character breakdown

簇
- ⺮
- 族
  - 方
    - 万
      - 丆
        
        一
        
        丿
      - ㇆
        
        一
        
        亅
    - 丶
  - 矢
    - 大
      - 一
      - 人
        
        丿
        
        ㇏
    - 𠂉
      - 一
      - 丿
  - 𠂉
    - 一
    - 丿

⺮

zhú = zhu + Ø2

"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)

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Mnemonic symbol: a bamboo stick.

Julian Giant Squid (zhu) is cooking bamboo shoots in the space station's kitchen (Ø2). He's cooking them in a large pot and stirs them with a bamboo stick (⺮).

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族

zú = zu + Ø2

race / nationality / ethnicity / clan / by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族)

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族 = 方 + 𠂉 + 矢 : Zapatista Zebra (zu) has become a member of the 低头族 (族). Just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2) he is constantly looking at his square (方) In his hands. Using a key (𠂉) he can unlock it and look at his precious darts (矢) which are hidden inside.

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