塑

sù = su + Ø4

to model (a figure) in clay

塑 = 土 + 朔 : Susan Saint Bernard (su) is afraid of a spring tide in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) since it's the first day of the lunar month (朔), so she models (塑) a Hauke Haien out of clay (土) to help her build a dike.

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塑 character breakdown

塑
- 土
  - 一
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
- 朔
  - 月
    - 二
      - 一
    - ⺆
      - 丿
      - ㇆
        
        一
        
        亅
  - 屰
    - 屮
    - 䒑
      - 一
      - 丷

土

tǔ = tu + Ø3

Tu (ethnic group) / surname Tu

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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]

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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.

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朔

shuò = shu + o4

beginning / first day of lunar month / north

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朔 = 屰 + 月 : The moon (月) wants to use the bathtub in the observatory's bathroom (o4), but Sheldon Shrimp (shu) has been using it all day and it doesn't seem like he'll finish any time soon. The moon angrily tells Sheldon to get out, but Sheldon disobeys (屰). Finally the moon remembers that it is the first day of the lunar month (朔), so he causes a spring tide (朔) which washes Sheldon out of the bathtub (and out of the bathroom) so that the moon can finally take a bath.

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