礁

reef / shoal rock

礁 character breakdown

礁
- 焦
  - 灬
  - 隹
    - 一
    - 住
      - 主
        
        丶
        
        王
        
        一
        
        土
        
        一
        
        十
        
        一
        
        丨
      - 亻
        
        丨
        
        丿
- 石
  - 丆
    - 一
    - 丿
  - 口

surname Jiao

焦 = 灬 + 隹 : Mnemonic symbol: a magnifier, with which the sun rays can be bundled into its focus and something can be burnt.

Joan of Arc (ji) caught a sparrow (隹) in front of the aorta (ao1) and put it on a grill (灬). Using a magnifier (焦), she is trying to start the grill.

焦

jia̅o = ji + ao1

burnt / scorched / charred / worried / anxious / coke / joule (abbr. for 焦耳[jiao1 er3])

石

shí = sh + Ø2

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]