沉积

沉

chén

积

積

ji̅

sediment / deposit / sedimentation (geology)

Characters and words in 沉积

沉

chén = ch + (e)n2

to submerge / to immerse / to sink / to keep down / to lower / to drop / deep / profound / heavy

沉 = 冗 + 氵 : Charlie Chaplin is experimenting with superfluous liquid helium and a bottle of water just inside the encampment's kitchen. He lets the water flow into the liquid helium, and because the water is frozen instantly, it sinks and submerges.

积

積

ji̅ = ji + Ø1

to amass / to accumulate / to store / measured quantity (such as area of volume) / product (the result of multiplication) / to integrate (math.) / to solve (or integrate) an ordinary differential equation (math.) / old / long-standing

积 = 只 + 禾 : Joan of Arc (ji) and the cuttlefish (只) are preparing for bad times in front of the space station (Ø1). Together they are piling up (积) cereals (禾) so that they can always eat in times of need.