插

插
cha̅ = ch + a1
to insert / stick in / pierce / to take part in / to interfere / to interpose
插 = 扌 + 臿 : While separating grain and husk (臿) in front of the ashram (a1), Charlie Chaplin (ch) accidentally sticks (插) his hand (扌) into the mortar and under the kilo (臿).
插
揷
cha̅ = ch + a1
old variant of 插[cha1]
插 = 扌 + 臿 : While separating grain and husk (臿) in front of the ashram (a1), Charlie Chaplin (ch) accidentally sticks (插) his hand (扌) into the mortar and under the kilo (臿).

插 character breakdown

扌
shǒu = sh + ou3
"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc
扌 = 二 + 亅 : Mnemonic symbol: a toy claw.
臿
cha̅ = ch + a1
to separate the grain from the husk
臿 = 千 + 臼 : Charlie Chaplin (ch) is using a kilo (千) and a mortar (臼) to separate grain and husk (臿) in front of the ashram (a1) before the winnowing.

Characters with 插 as component

插 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 插

插
嘴
to interrupt (sb talking) / to butt in / to cut into a conversation
插
插
队
隊
to cut in line / to jump a queue / to live on a rural community (during the Cultural Revolution)
插
足
to squeeze in / to step in / to take part / to step between (two persons in a relationship)
插
口
socket (for an electric plug) / to interrupt (sb speaking) / to butt in

Sentences with 插

插 currently does not appear in any sentence.