塌

塌
ta̅ = t + a1
to collapse / to droop / to settle down
塌 = 土 + 日 + 羽 : Tecumseh (t) built a very cozy place for the sun (日) in front of the ashram (a1): he piled up a lot of dirt (土) and on top he built a cozy nest out of feathers (羽) he collected. Just as he puts the sun in the nest the whole construction collapses (塌) because the sun is heavier than he thought.

塌 character breakdown

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.
日
rì = r + Ø4
abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan
日
rì = r + Ø4
sun / day / date, day of the month
日 = 囗 + 一 : Robinson Crusoe (r) is hiding from the sun (日) in an enclosure (囗) full of flutes (一) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4).
羽
yǔ = yu + Ø3
feather / 5th note in pentatonic scale
羽 = 习 : Yu the Great is studying the structure of a feather inside the space station.
Character component without intrinsic meaning

Characters with 塌 as component

塌 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 塌

倒
塌
to collapse (of building) / to topple over
崩
塌
talus slide / to crumble (of scree slope) / to collapse / landslide
塌
方
to cave in / to collapse / landslide
乌
烏
塌
塌
菜
菜
rosette bok choy (Brassica rapa var. rosularis)
疲
塌
variant of 疲沓[pi2 ta5]
蹧
塌
variant of 糟蹋[zao1 ta4]
颓
頹
塌
塌
to collapse
死
心
塌
地
to be hell-bent on / dead set on sth / unswerving
冲
沖
塌
塌
to cause (a dam) to collapse

Sentences with 塌

塌 currently does not appear in any sentence.