楚

chǔ = chu + Ø3

surname Chu / abbr. for Hubei 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3] and Hunan 湖南省[Hu2 nan2 Sheng3] provinces together / Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (722-221 BC)

楚 = 林 + 疋 : Chantal Chicken (chu) finds that a small forest (林) has grown in the space station (Ø3). Decisively she puts on her gumboots (疋), grabs her punishment cane (楚) and brings back order (楚) and clarity (楚) to the wild forest.

楚

chǔ = chu + Ø3

distinct / clear / orderly / pain / suffering / deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex) / punishment cane (old)

楚 character breakdown

楚
- 木
  - 八
    - 丿
    - ㇏
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
- 林
  - 木
    - 八
      - 丿
      - ㇏
    - 十
      - 一
      - 丨
- 疋
  - ㇖
  - 龰
    - 人
      - 丿
      - ㇏
    - ⺊
      - 一
      - 丨

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.

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).

匹

疋

pǐ = pi + Ø3

variant of 匹[pi3] / classifier for cloth: bolt

匹 = 儿 + 匚 : Pocahontas has been waiting for a metal box full of bolts of cloth in the space station. Now it arrived, but as she opens it Sun Wukong jumps out with only a pair of bolts of cloth in his hands, much to Pocahontas' dismay.

疋

shu̅ = shu + Ø1

foot

疋

yǎ = y + a3

variant of 雅[ya3]

Characters with 楚 as component

础

礎

chǔ = chu + Ø3

foundation / base

础 = 出 + 石 : Chantal Chicken (chu) has to leave the space station (Ø3) quickly, but the emergency exit (出) is blocked by a big rock (石). Chantal has no other choice but to dig a tunnel through the space station's foundation (础).

儊

chù = chu + Ø4

rough and rugged

憷

chù = chu + Ø4

to be afraid

濋

chǔ = chu + Ø3

name of an ancient river (in present-day Dingtao County 定陶縣|定陶县[Ding4 tao2 Xian4], Shandong)