to climb (by pulling oneself up) / to implicate / to claim connections of higher status
攀
=
手
+
樊
:
Pinocchio (p) is playing catch with a friend in front of the anthill (an1). Although he has a very large baseball glove (手), the last throw was way too high for him: the ball landed on top of a cage (樊) standing in front of the anthill. Pinocchio will have to climb (攀) on the cage to retrieve the ball.
附
=
付
+
阝
:
The pope (阝) hands Frieda Fuchs (fu) a paycheck (付) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), but the present comes with strings attached (附): Attached (附) to the paycheck is a contract stating that she can only cash it in if she joins the church.
to add / to attach / to be close to / to be attached
附
=
付
+
阝
:
The pope (阝) hands Frieda Fuchs (fu) a paycheck (付) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), but the present comes with strings attached (附): Attached (附) to the paycheck is a contract stating that she can only cash it in if she joins the church.