木

mù = mu + Ø4

(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden

木 = 八 + 十 : Mnemonic symbol: a Christmas tree.

Malte Monkey (mu) is setting up a Christmas tree (木) in the bathroom of the space station (Ø4). He decorates the tree with eight-balls (八) and puts a holy cross (十) at the top of the tree.

木 character breakdown

木
- 八
  - 丿
  - ㇏
- 十
  - 一
  - 丨

十

shí = sh + Ø2

ten / 10

十 = 一 + 丨 : Mnemonic symbol: a holy cross. Sherlock Holmes (sh-) is investigating a very strange thing he found in the kitchen of the space station (-2): A big pyramid made of ten (十) crosses (十), which are in turn made out of flutes (一) and dinosaur bones (丨).

八

ba̅ = b + a1

eight; 8

八 = 丿 + ㇏ : Mnemonic symbol: an eight-ball.

Beelzebub (b-) wants to find new ways to lure people into playing pool billiard. To this end he is meditating on top of an eight-ball (八) in front of the Ashram (a1). He uses a finger (㇏) and a banana (丿) as incense to create the right atmosphere.

Characters with 木 as component

林

lín = li + (e)n2

woods / forest / CL:片[pian4] / circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people) / a collection (of similar things)

林 = 木 : Li Qingzhao (li) wants to plant a small forest (林) in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2). She already put up two Christmas trees (木).

椅

yǐ = y + Ø3

chair

椅 = 奇 + 木 : Maud Younger (y) is celebrating Christmas in the space station (Ø3) with a Christmas tree (木). She has a very enjoyable and relaxed Christmas just sitting on a chair (椅) and drinking a cappuccino (奇).

末

mò = m + o4

tip / end / final stage / latter part / inessential detail / powder / dust / opera role of old man

末 = 一 + 木 : Mahatma Gandhi set up a giant flute on a Christmas tree, trying to raise awareness for the Roof of the World in the observatory's bathroom. He chose the flute and the tree as symbols for the sky and nature, but as Jehovah’s Witness enters, she thinks it's the sky that has fallen down on our heads, and the end of days is ultimately there.

村

邨

cu̅n = cu + (e)n1

variant of 村[cun1]

村 = 寸 + 木 : Kitty Cat is for a sightseeing tour in Beijing and sees a Christmas tree in front of the encampment. This makes her think "thumps up" as it reminds her of her village, where these trees are grown.

村

cu̅n = cu + (e)n1

village

标

標

bia̅o = bi + ao1

mark / sign / label / to mark with a symbol, label, lettering etc / to bear (a brand name, registration number etc) / prize / award / bid / target / quota / (old) the topmost branches of a tree / visible symptom / classifier for military units

标 = 木 + 示 : 标 is a part of 标志, the word for "logo", like the one with the famous puma.

困

kùn = ku + (e)n4

to trap / to surround / hard-pressed / stranded / destitute

困 = 囗 + 木 : Mnemonic symbol: a sleeping bag.

Karl Koala has been putting Christmas trees into boxes all day, and now he is very tired. He climbs one of the Christmas trees he already put into a box, slips into his sleeping bag and falls asleep on the tree.

困 = 囗 + 木 : New mnemonic symbol to avoid confusion with 夗: sleeping pills.

困

睏

kùn = ku + (e)n4

sleepy / tired

困 = 囗 + 木 : New mnemonic symbol to avoid confusion with 夗: sleeping pills.

呆

da̅i = d + ai1

foolish / stupid / expressionless / blank / to stay

呆 = 口 + 木 : The fool wants to make fun of Don Quixote in front of the airplane. To fool him, he set up a Christmas tree to look like a huge animal by putting a mandarin on top which looks like the head of the animal. Don Quixote thinks he met his arch enemy and starts to charge the construction, much to the fool's delight.

束

shù = shu + Ø4

to bind / bunch / bundle / classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc / to control

束 = 口 + 木 : In the space station's bathroom, Sheldon Shrimp built a stage out of bundles of firewood to put his Christmas tree on. Under the tree he put his favourite food: mandarins.

束 = 口 + 木 : Mnemonic symbol: a bundle of firewood.

束

shù = shu + Ø4

surname Shu

束 = 口 + 木 : In the space station's bathroom, Sheldon Shrimp built a stage out of bundles of firewood to put his Christmas tree on. Under the tree he put his favourite food: mandarins.

束 = 口 + 木 : Mnemonic symbol: a bundle of firewood.

术

術

zhú = zhu + Ø2

various genera of flowers of Asteracea family (daisies and chrysanthemums), including Atractylis lancea

术

術

shù = shu + Ø4

method / technique

术 = 丶 + 木 : Mnemonic symbol from 手术: surgeon

术 = 丶 + 木 : In the space station's bathroom the surgeon wants to tickle Sheldon Shrimp with a petal leaf, but Sheldon thinks it's a trap and he wants to cut him open, so he hides behind a Christmas tree.