stone 石 (115a) + exit 出 (114) = plinth 础

Radical 石

10 strokes

礎

We include this character here (although it’s comparatively rare) since it forms a mini-phonetic series with the previous character (114).

You crash your baggage cart into a huge cube of stone outside the exit (from the station) — it’s a plinth for a new statue. / Teddy quickly sticks his chewing gum on the plinth, and starts to help you gather up your things (but as usual his help is just what you don’t need!)

thumb tack (40a) + mouth 口 (5) = stone 石

Notice how the thumb tack has slid off to the side — it is not fixed to the top of the character (as in, for example, 百, Character 40).

You’re trying to fix up a notice saying “Slippery Stones” with a thumb tack at the mouth of the cave, but (ironically) it keeps slipping on the stone. / [No pronunciation needed]