Radical 纟

7 strokes

紙

thread 纟 (233a) + surname 氏 (683a) = paper 纸

[报纸 (562) bàozhǐ newspaper]

It is customary when finishing a piece of embroidery to use thread to sign your surname at the bottom — but it is best to work out the design on paper first. / Teddy jumps onto the embroidery frame (using it as a trampoline), and cries out, “Geronimo!”

You can probably see “vise” and “pile of earth” here; feel free to make up a story for this if you like.