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map
On-Yomi: ズ、ト — Kun-Yomi: え、はか.る
Elements:
map, pent in, measuring cup, big dipper, The Plough, drop, ten, needle
Heisig story:
Pent in . . . Big Dipper. Hint: among the songs dating from the days of slavery that have become part of American folklore is one called "Follow the Drinking Gourd." It referred to the nighttime travel of runaway slaves (those pent in) who had no maps other than the stars to guide them, among them the bright and predominant Big Dipper, the "Drinking Gourd."
Koohii stories:
1) [RoboTact] 16-4-2007(217): Can't see direct relation to Big Dipper (#1177 斗) since its writing order is completely different. As raulir noted, it's written as overlapping at the last stroke of ツ and the first of メ. I take it as a pictograph or treasure map. Two dots represent big trees and the cross (marking the treasure) is placed relative to them.
2) [uberclimber] 27-3-2011(56): A pictograph of a treasure map. Two steps east then X marks the spot. 図る はかる attempt, deceive; 地図 ちず map; 意図する いとする make a goal, intend to do; 図々しい ずうずうしい impudent, shameless; 図書館 としょかん library.
3) [Matthew] 20-6-2006(23): When I arrived in Hollywood, I bought what they call a "star map." Much to my dismay, it didn't even show the location of the big dipper!
4) [ruuku35] 2-5-2007(14): A PENT IN BIG DIPPER is an astronomy MAP.
5) [cingold] 12-10-2009(11): Ahem, it looks like a Trea-tsu mep, er a treasure map…