柢

dǐ = di + Ø3

foundation / root

柢 character breakdown

柢
- 木
  - 八
    - 丿
    - ㇏
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
- 氐
  - 丶
  - 氏

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.

氐

di̅ = di + Ø1

name of an ancient tribe

氐

dǐ = di + Ø3

foundation / on the whole

氐 = 丶 + 氏 : Dorothy Gale pulled a petal leaf out of the space station concrete foundation. Christopher MacLeod explains her that it was a special petal leaf, and that Dorothy is destined to be the king of England now that she pulled it out.