to press / to push down / to keep under (control) / pressure
压
=
厂
+
丶
+
土
:
Maud Younger once heard that if you apply enough pressure, one can make diamonds out of dirt. In front of the ashram, she tries this out: She puts some dirt into a chocolate factory, applies as much pressure as she can, but all that comes out are petal leaves.
classifier for years (of age) / year / year (of crop harvests)
岁
=
夕
+
山
:
Susan Saint Bernard (su) meets a bat (夕) in the bathroom of the Eiffel Tower (ei4). They make a bet: The one who is older (岁) will be allowed to eat the other using a fork (山).
钱
=
戋
+
钅
:
The Queen of Hearts has become paranoid recently and thinks all the world wants her money. She hid all her money inside of a floating tank in the anthill's kitchen and guards it with a golden harpoon.
coin / money / CL:筆|笔[bi3] / unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩|两[liang3]
钱
=
戋
+
钅
:
The Queen of Hearts has become paranoid recently and thinks all the world wants her money. She hid all her money inside of a floating tank in the anthill's kitchen and guards it with a golden harpoon.
