石

surname Shi / abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1]

石 = 丆 + 口 : Sherlock Holmes finds the space station's entrance blocked by a big rock. He uses a wind wheel and a mandarin to build a lever, with which he is able to move the rock.

石

dàn = d + an4

dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗 / ten pecks / one hundred liters

石

shí = sh + Ø2

rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

石 = 丆 + 口 : Sherlock Holmes finds the space station's entrance blocked by a big rock. He uses a wind wheel and a mandarin to build a lever, with which he is able to move the rock.

石

dàn = d + an4

dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3]; one hundred liters / ancient pr. [shi2]

石 character breakdown

石
- 丆
  - 一
  - 丿
- 口

丆

one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "myeon"), an ancient Korean writing system

丆 = 一 + 丿 : 丆 kinda looks like a wind turbine. 丿 is the base and 一 looks like two blades attached to the base.

口

kǒu = k + ou3

mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

Mnemonic symbol: 口 shall be represented by a mandarin. Karl Marx (k-) is enjoying a mandarin in the outhouse's living room (ou3).

Characters with 石 as component

码

碼

mǎ = m + a3

weight / number / code / to pile / to stack / classifier for length or distance (yard), happenings etc

码 = 石 + 马 : Just when Mahatma Gandhi (m) and the unicorn (马) entered the ashram (a3) a giant rock (石) fell down and trapped them inside. There is an inscription written on it: if they ever want to leave, they will have to find the secret number (码) and say it out loud. There is also a hint: "how many roads must a man walk down?"

碌

liù = li + ou4

see 碌碡[liu4 zhou5]

碌

lù = lu + Ø4

(bound form used in 忙碌[mang2 lu4], 勞碌|劳碌[lao2 lu4], 庸碌[yong1 lu4] etc)

碌 = 石 + 录 : Lenny Lemur (lu) is keeping a diary (录) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), but it is quite laborious (碌) to write down (碌) a new entry because it is just a big stone (石).

碗

wǎn = w + an3

bowl / cup / CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4]

碗 = 宛 + 石 : Willy Walrus (w) found a huge rock (石) in his huge bowl (碗) in the anthill (an3). He uses a big winding machine (宛) to pull the rock out of the bowl.

碗

盌

wǎn = w + an3

variant of 碗[wan3]

碗

椀

wǎn = w + an3

variant of 碗[wan3]

碗

㼝

wǎn = w + an3

variant of 碗[wan3]

磁

cí = c + Ø2

magnetic / magnetism / porcelain

磁 = 兹 + 石 : The King of Chu (c) broke open a mysterious, previously sealed rock (石) made of porcelain (磁) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). The rock contained a magnet (磁) which as soon as the King of Chu picked up was so powerful as to attract a Nimitz class aircraft carrier (兹), crashing the hull of the space station.

碧

bì = bi + Ø4

green jade / bluish green / blue / jade

碧 = 珀 + 石 : Brunhilde (bi) is using the space station's bathroom (Ø4), but today she is feeling very unwell. All she produces consists of rock (石), amber (珀) and green jade (碧).

碟

dié = di + e2

dish / plate

砸

zá = z + a2

to smash / to pound / to fail / to muck up / to bungle

砸 = 匝 + 石 : Zorro (z) finds a newly built freeway ramp (匝) running right through the ashram's kitchen (a2). Without hesitation he picks up a big rock (石) and completely smashes (砸) the freeway ramp.

磕

kè = k + e4

variant of 嗑[ke4]

磕

ke̅ = k + e1

to tap / to knock (against sth hard) / to knock (mud from boots, ashes from a pipe etc)

磕 = 盍 + 石 : Karl Marx (k) knows he has to put out his cigarette before he can enter the elevator (e1) and his first instinct is to put his cigarette out by tapping (磕) it on the ancient stones (石) in front of the elevator (e1). He thinks "why not" (盍), but first makes a list with pros and cons (盍) to find the right solution to his problem.