ointment / paste / CL:帖[tie3]

= + : Guy Fawkes (g) built a skyscraper (高) in front of the aorta (ao1) which reaches up to the moon (月). Every month when the moon is full Guy Fawkes climbs the skyscraper to apply pain relieving paste (膏) to the moon's back to help him with his back pain.
to moisten / to grease / to apply (cream, ointment) / to dip a brush in ink

膏 character breakdown

moon / month / monthly / CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]

= + : Yu the Great (yu) is modelling a moon (月) in the elevator's bathroom (e4). He uses a stapler (⺆) to staple a lot of capacitors (二) together to form a moon shape, while the real moon is sitting for him.
surname Gao

= + + : A skyscraper.

= + + : Just in front of the aorta, a huge skyscraper has been erected. It's an important building, so there's a control checkpoint at the entrance, and Guy Fawkes has been hired to stand guard. To make him look more dangerous, he wears a beret. However there's no-one to check, so Guy Fawkes is bored and eats a mandarin.
high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific)

= + + : A skyscraper.

= + + : Just in front of the aorta, a huge skyscraper has been erected. It's an important building, so there's a control checkpoint at the entrance, and Guy Fawkes has been hired to stand guard. To make him look more dangerous, he wears a beret. However there's no-one to check, so Guy Fawkes is bored and eats a mandarin.

Characters with 膏 as component

膏 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 膏

toothpaste / CL:管[guan3]
lit. the fat and wealth of the people (idiom); the nation's hard-won wealth (esp. as an object of unscrupulous exploitation) / the people's blood, sweat and tears
to burn the midnight oil (idiom); to work continuously night and day
plaster of Paris / calcined gypsum
to simmer to a paste
dogskin plaster, used in TCM for treating contusions, rheumatism etc / quack medicine / sham goods
lit. mountain springs and rocks in one's heart (idiom); a deep love of mountain scenery

Sentences with 膏

膏 currently does not appear in any sentence.