厂 Pueblo

hòu

thick
厂 + 日 + 子
cliff + sun + child

thick-headed parents leave their child on a cliff in the sun

valley
八 + 𠆢 + 口
animal legs + umbrella + mouth

a picture of the mouth of a valley

toilet
厂 + 则zé
cliff + rule

there is a rule about putting porta-potties too close to cliffs

chú

kitchen
厂 + 豆 + 寸
cliff + beans + thumb

cliff dwellers store their beans in the kitchen, decorated with thumbprint paintings

wēi

danger
⺈ + 厂 + 㔾
mask + cliff + worm

animals running over cliffs and worms coming up out of the ground warn of coming danger

yàn

detest
厂 + 犬quǎn
cliff + small dog

detest the dog killer who throws Pekingese over the cliff

chǎn

products, *Pueblo
立 + 厂chǎng
stand up + cliff

Pueblo cliff-dwellers produce pottery and jewelry

yàn

learned, *Pueblo chief
产 + 彡
Pueblo + bird tail

Pueblo chief is learned

pressure [n.]
厂 + 土 + 丶
cliff + soil + drop

a cliff under pressure will drop soil

chén

*earthquake
厂 + 一 + A
cliff + one + kerchief

cliff falls in an earthquake on one unfortunate soul with only his kerchief visible

yán

strict
亚yà + 厂
Asia + cliff/factory

strict Asian parenting makes some children jump off a cliff

a strict Asian factory

yuán

original
厂 + 白 + 小
cliff + white + small

the origin of the white cliffs of Dover is the crushed shells of small single-celled algae

yán

countenance
彦yàn + 页
Pueblo chief + head/page

page in a history book, portrait of a chief with a noble countenance

yàn

wild goose
厂 + 倠
cliff + birdman

wild goose chase takes the birdman to the edge of the cliff, only to have them fly away

tīng

hall
厂 + 丁dīng
cliff + nail

use a nail to extract marble from a cliff to build the hall

impressive Chinese hall complete with indoor cliff, but you still stub your toe on an exposed nail

experience [n./v.]
厂 + 力lì
cliff + muscle

the experience of rock climbing using muscles

stern
厂 + 万
cliff + ten thousand

stern trainer makes you scale the cliff ten thousand times

厂 Pueblo

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