突

tu̅ = tu + Ø1

to dash / to move forward quickly / to bulge / to protrude / to break through / to rush out / sudden / Taiwan pr. [tu2]

突 = 犬 + 穴 : Tommy Turtle (tu) is painting cave paintings (穴) onto the saint bernard dog (犬) while he is sleeping in front of the space station (Ø1), but suddenly (突) the saint bernard dog wakes up and dashes (突) at Tommy Turtle after he quickly finds out what Tommy did to him.

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突 character breakdown

突
- 犬
  - 丶
  - 大
    - 一
    - 人
      - 丿
      - ㇏
- 穴
  - 八
    - 丿
    - ㇏
  - 宀
    - 丶
    - 冖

犬

quǎn = qu + an3

dog / Kangxi radical 94

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犬 = 丶 + 大 : Cupid (qu) wants to play fetch with the Saint Bernard dog (犬) in the anthill's living room (an3) and throws a petal (丶) over his head, but the dog just continues sleeping. Much to Cupid's surprise though, a big robot (大) happily leaps after the petal.

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犬 = 丶 + 大 : Looks like a Saint Bernard dog with only one eye.

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穴

xué = xu + e2

cave / cavity / hole / acupuncture point / Taiwan pr. [xue4]

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穴 = 八 + 宀 : Xu Xian presents his newest piece of art: Cave paintings painted on a gigantic eight-ball. Somehow he managed to set it up inside the elevators entrance. For his great artistic achievement, he gained a honorary doctor, and proudly wears his hard earned graduation cap.

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