de = d + e5
(equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)
background / bottom / base / end (of the month, year etc) / remnants / (math.) radix / base

= 广 + : The space station's old concrete foundation has been broken up, and Dorothy Gale wants to send the remnants of the foundation back to the base on earth using parachutes.

底 character breakdown

"house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc
surname Guang

广 = + 丿 : The English Wiktionary lists "canopy" as a possible meaning, and an example for a canopy is the upper part of a parachute. That's what I'll use to represent this character in other characters. In the anglepod, Gitta Giraffe just invented the art of building a parachute out of berets and bananas, using the berets as canopy and banana peels as strings. Soon, this new sport spreads all over the world as the new thing to do.
wide / numerous / to spread

广 = + 丿 : The English Wiktionary lists "canopy" as a possible meaning, and an example for a canopy is the upper part of a parachute. That's what I'll use to represent this character in other characters. In the anglepod, Gitta Giraffe just invented the art of building a parachute out of berets and bananas, using the berets as canopy and banana peels as strings. Soon, this new sport spreads all over the world as the new thing to do.
name of an ancient tribe
foundation / on the whole

= + : Dorothy Gale pulled a petal leaf out of the space station concrete foundation. Christopher MacLeod explains her that it was a special petal leaf, and that Dorothy is destined to be the king of England now that she pulled it out.

Characters with 底 as component

stibene

Words with 底

to put sth on the bottom / to eat sth to tide oneself over until mealtime / to lay the foundation / to come last in the rankings
in this world / under the sun
family property / patrimony
(astronomy) nadir
lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom) / fig. the best is saved for last
Loudi prefecture-level city in Hunan
Loudi prefecture-level city in Hunan
foreign exchange reserves (Tw)
lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom) / fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person

Sentences with 底

底 currently does not appear in any sentence.