室

surname Shi

室 = 宀 + 至 : Sherlock Holmes is investigating the new arrivals in the bathroom of the space station. He unpacks a big sarcophagus, and finds a graduation cap inside.

室

shì = sh + Ø4

room / work unit / grave / scabbard / family or clan / one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy

室 = 宀 + 至 : Sherlock Holmes is investigating the new arrivals in the bathroom of the space station. He unpacks a big sarcophagus, and finds a graduation cap inside.

室 character breakdown

室
- 宀
  - 丶
  - 冖
- 至
  - 一
  - 厶
  - 土
    - 一
    - 十
      - 一
      - 丨

宀

mián = mi + an2

"roof" radical (Kangxi radical 40), occurring in 家, 定, 安 etc, referred to as 寶蓋|宝盖[bao3 gai4]

宀 = 丶 + 冖 : Mnemonic symbol: the strokes of this character look like a graduation cap (宀).

Marilyn Monroe (mi-) wants to cook in the anthill's kitchen (an2) but she's afraid of the ants. That's why she builds a bunker: she uses a saucepan lid (冖) as the base, constructs pillars out of petals (丶) and uses a graduation cap (宀) as the roof.

至

zhì = zh + Ø4

to arrive / most / to / until

至 = 一 + 厶 + 土 : Mnemonic symbol: one of these conveyor belts from which you pick up your suitcase when you arrived at an airport. James II of England (zh) finally got the package he was waiting for! He picks it up from the arrivals (至) in the bathroom of the space station (Ø4). In it is a flute (一), which he sticks into his nose (厶). He blows his nose, and boy, does a lot of clay (土) come out! He's glad to have a free nose again.