鼓

gǔ = gu + Ø3

old variant of 鼓[gu3]

gǔ = gu + Ø3

drum / CL:通[tong4],面[mian4] / to drum / to strike / to rouse / to bulge / to swell

鼓 = 壴 + 支 : Gitta Giraffe (gu) is beating her drums in the space station (Ø3). She is beating an archaic drum (壴) and a modern snare drum (鼓) using a twig (支).

鼓 character breakdown

鼓
- 壴
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
  - 豆
    - 䒑
      - 一
      - 丷
    - 𠮛
      - 一
      - 口
- 支
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
  - 又
    - ㇏
    - ㇇

壴

zhù = zhu + Ø4

surname Zhu

壴

zhù = zhu + Ø4

(archaic) drum

壴 = 十 + 豆 : Julian Giant Squid is making some experimental beat music in the space station's bathroom. He's beating a huge 壴-type drum with a cross and a can of beans.

支

zhi̅ = zh + Ø1

surname Zhi

支

zhi̅ = zh + Ø1

to support / to sustain / to erect / to raise / branch / division / to draw money / classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions

支 = 十 + 又 : Mnemonic symbol: a tree branch. James II of England (zh) has to repair the hull of the space station. His tool is a big cross (十) with one end cushioned with a boxing glove (又), which he is to use as a hammer. As he is floating in front of the space station (Ø1), the only tool to support him is a wooden branch (支) so that he won't float away.