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

架

jià = ji + a4

to support / frame / rack / framework / classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc

架 = 加 + 木 : In the ashram's bathroom (a4), Joan of Arc (ji) prepares an art project. She decorates a Christmas tree (木) lavishly with cheerleaders' pom poms (加) and puts a huge frame (架) in front of the scenery. Now when she takes a photo of the whole setup, it will look like a nice framed (架) picture.

材

cái = c + ai2

material / timber / ability / aptitude / a capable individual / coffin (old)

材 = 才 + 木 : In the airplane, the King of Chu investigates a Christmas tree with his secret X-ray vision super power. He can see that the material the tree is made out of is not timber; instead, he sees that the tree has been 3D printed.

森

se̅n = s + (e)n1

forest

森 = 木 : Vor der Verbotenen Stadt ((e)n1) sieht Sokrates (s) den Wald (森) vor lauter Bäumen (木) nicht.

禁

jìn = ji + (e)n4

to prohibit / to forbid

禁 = 林 + 示 : There's a small forest of two Christmas trees (林) in front of the encampment ((e)n4). Although there's a sign clearly stating that it is forbidden (示) to touch the trees, Joan of Arc (ji) set up her guideon (示) so that it is supported by the two trees and she can practice pull ups.

禁

ji̅n = ji + (e)n1

to endure

棵

ke̅ = k + e1

classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc

棵 = 木 + 果 : In front of the elevator (e1), Karl Marx (k) is decorating 一棵 Christmas tree (木) with lots of fruits (果).

植

zhí = zh + Ø2

to plant

植 = 木 + 直 : James II of England (zh) decided to go straight-edge (直), so he buried all his drugs in a hole in the space station's kitchen (Ø2) and, as a sign for his new beginning, plants (植) a Christmas tree (木) on top of it.

柱

zhù = zhu + Ø4

pillar / CL:根[gen1]

柱 = 主 + 木 : It is Christmas in the space station and Julian Giant Squid (zhu) set up a Christmas tree (木) in the bathroom (Ø4). Julian Giant Squid prepared a gift for the lord (主): he gives him a pillar (柱) for his mansion.

横

橫

hèng = h + (e)ng4

harsh and unreasonable / unexpected

横

橫

héng = h + (e)ng2

horizontal / across / crosswise / horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters) / to place (sth) flat (on a surface) / to cross (a river, etc) / in a jumble / chaotic / (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable / violent

横 = 木 + 黄 : Hamlet (h) climbed on the beam (横) of the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2) and now he is too afraid to come down again. If the Yellow Emperor (黄) doesn't want to call the fire brigade, for better or worse he'll have to climb the Christmas Tree (木) to pick Hamlet up.

杆

ga̅n = g + an1

pole / CL:條|条[tiao2],根[gen1]

杆

桿

gǎn = g + an3

stick / pole / lever / classifier for long objects such as guns

杆 = 干 + 木 : Guy Fawkes (g) is putting up Christmas decorations in the anthill (an3). He is using a stick (杆) to put dried fruits (干) on top of the Christmas tree (木).