族

zú = zu + Ø2

race / nationality / ethnicity / clan / by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族)

族 = 方 + 𠂉 + 矢 : Zapatista Zebra (zu) has become a member of the 低头族 (族). Just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2) he is constantly looking at his square (方) In his hands. Using a key (𠂉) he can unlock it and look at his precious darts (矢) which are hidden inside.

族 character breakdown

族
- 方
  - 万
    - 丆
      - 一
      - 丿
    - ㇆
      - 一
      - 亅
  - 丶
- 矢
  - 大
    - 一
    - 人
      - 丿
      - ㇏
  - 𠂉
    - 一
    - 丿
- 𠂉
  - 一
  - 丿

方

fa̅ng = f + ang1

surname Fang

方 = 丶 + 万 : In front of the anglepod, Frankenstein's monster is creating a piece of art. He uses a square as a frame, in which he installs a petal leaf held in the frame by neurons.

方

fa̅ng = f + ang1

square / power or involution (math.) / upright / honest / fair and square / direction / side / party (to a contract, dispute etc) / place / method / prescription (medicine) / just when / only or just / classifier for square things / abbr. for square or cubic meter

方 = 丶 + 万 : In front of the anglepod, Frankenstein's monster is creating a piece of art. He uses a square as a frame, in which he installs a petal leaf held in the frame by neurons.

矢

shǐ = sh + Ø3

arrow / dart / straight / to vow / to swear / old variant of 屎[shi3]

矢 = 𠂉 + 大 : Sherlock Holmes and the robot are playing darts in the space station. Sherlock Holmes is a sore loser and thus programmed the robot to throw keys instead of real darts.

𠂉

Character component without intrinsic meaning

𠂉 = 丿 + 一 : Mnemonic symbol: 𠂉 looks like a key.

Imagine a banana you can't open without putting a key into each of the holes of a flute which is painted on its peel.

Characters with 族 as component

簇

cù = cu + Ø4

crowded / framework for silkworms / gather foliage / bunch / classifier for bunched objects

簇 = ⺮ + 族 : Kitty Cat (cu) has set up bunches (簇) of bamboo sticks (⺮) as framework for silk worms (簇) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). Now she is walking with a lowered head (族) among the bunches to gather bamboo foliage (簇) from the ground and to see how the silk worms are doing.

镞

鏃

zú = zu + Ø2

arrowhead / sharp

𬸦

鷟

zhuó = zhu + o2

phoenix / river gull

嗾

sǒu = s + ou3

to urge on / incite

瘯