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

朴

piáo = pi + ao2

surname Piao / Korean surname (Park, Pak, or Bak) / also pr. [Pu2]

株

zhu̅ = zhu + Ø1

tree trunk / stump (tree root) / a plant / classifier for trees or plants / strain (biology) / to involve others (in shady business)

株 = 木 + 朱 : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) wants to look after his Christmas tree (木) in front of the space station (Ø1), but he finds that it has been infected by a flock of vermilion flycatchers (朱) and only the stump (株) remained.

枯

ku̅ = ku + Ø1

dried up

枯 = 古 + 木 : Karl Koala (ku) is exploring a cloister (古) which appeared in front of the space station (Ø1). In the cloister he finds a Christmas tree (木), but it is stone old (古) and already extremely dried up (枯).

杠

ga̅ng = g + ang1

flagpole / footbridge

杠

槓

gàng = g + ang4

coffin-bearing pole (old) / thick pole / bar / rod / thick line / to mark with a thick line / to sharpen (a knife, razor etc) / to get into a dispute with / standard / criterion

杠 = 工 + 木 : In the anglepod's bathroom (ang4) Guy Fawkes (g) finds a steel beam (工) under the Christmas tree (木). He sharpens it like a knife (杠) to obtain a pole (杠) and starts practicing pole (杠) dancing.

杠

gàng = g + ang4

variant of 槓|杠[gang4]

栓

shua̅n = shu + an1

bottle stopper / plug / (gun) bolt / (grenade) pin

栓 = 木 + 全 : Sheldon Shrimp (shu) cut off all the branches of a Christmas tree (木) in front of the anthill (an1) and now the tree is leaking tree gum from the cuts. To stop the bleeding, Sheldon stuffs tampons (栓) into the smaller holes and wholewheat bread (全) into the larger holes.

枉

wǎng = w + ang3

to twist / crooked / unjust / in vain

枉 = 木 + 王 : Someone knocked the Christmas tree (木) in the anglepod (ang3) over, and Willy Walrus (w) unjustly (枉) accuses Martin Luther King (王) of doing so.

棒

bàng = b + ang4

stick / club / cudgel / smart / capable / strong / wonderful / classifier for legs of a relay race

棒 = 奉 + 木 : A baseball player has to serve (奉) Beelzebub (b) and listen to his every command. In anglepod's bathroom (ang4) Beelzebub orders him to cut down a Christmas tree (木) using his baseball bat (棒).

棚

péng = p + (e)ng2

shed / canopy / shack

棚 = 木 + 朋 : Pinocchio (p) wakes up and sticks his head out of his shack (棚) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). He found that Santa Cause left him a brand new pair of slippers (朋) under the Christmas tree (木).

梢

sha̅o = sh + ao1

tip of branch

梢 = 木 + 肖 : Sherlock Holmes (sh) set up a Christmas Tree (木) in front of the aorta (ao1). Because he lacks a star for the top of the tree (梢) he asks the little prince (肖) to chip in and climb to the top of the tree.