地球物理

地

dì

球

qiú

物

wù

理

lǐ

geophysics

Characters and words in 地球物理

地

de = d + e5

-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

地

dì = di + Ø4

earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片[pian4]

地 = 也 + 土 : Dorothy Gale (di) hates the cleanliness of the space station, so she used an excavator (也) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) to dig a pile of dirt (土) out of the ground (地) for a mud bath.

地

dì

球

qiú

the earth / CL:個|个[ge4]

球

qiú = qi + ou2

ball / sphere / globe / CL:個|个[ge4] / ball game / match / CL:場|场[chang3]

球 = 求 + 王 : Martin Luther King and the Queen of Hearts are playing with a globe beach ball in the outhouse's kitchen. They put a service request bell just between them and bounce their beach ball off of it with a loud "DING".

物

wù = w + Ø4

thing / object / matter / abbr. for physics 物理

物 = 勿 + 牛 : Willy Walrus (w) wants to become a physicist (物) and does research about dark matter (物) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). His motivation is to become a super villain and rule the world. Just as he is about to have a breakthrough, a huge black ox (牛) flying with the help of bat wings (勿) hits Willy with an oxerang and takes away the dark matter, saving the world.

物

wù

理

lǐ

physics / physical

理

lǐ = li + Ø3

texture / grain (of wood) / inner essence / intrinsic order / reason / logic / truth / science / natural science (esp. physics) / to manage / to pay attention to / to run (affairs) / to handle / to put in order / to tidy up

理 = 王 + 里 : Li Qingzhao (li) and Martin Luther King (王) have the mission to find out the intrinsic order (理) and inner essence (理) of sunflowers (里) in the space station (Ø3). They grow a few sunflowers and care for them very meticulously, talking to them and everything.