三个臭皮匠，胜过一个诸葛亮

• 一(one; horizontal stroke)ASSOCIATIVE
• 二(two (pictograph – two horizontal strokes))ASSOCIATIVE

Three horizontal strokes stacked on top of each other symbolize the number three.

• 人(person; man; human)ASSOCIATIVE
• 丨(straight stroke; line)PHONETIC

A person standing straight like a stroke in a ledger is an individual.

• 自(nose; tip; point)ASSOCIATIVE
• 犬(dog)ASSOCIATIVE

A dog's nose is extremely keen, so the character means both 'smell' and 'stench'.

• 皮(hide; skin (pictograph – hand peeling animal skin))ASSOCIATIVE

A hand using a tool to skin an animal mimics the character meaning hide or skin.

• 月(flesh; meat variant)RADICAL
• 劵(exhausted; weary)PHONETIC

A body of flesh must overcome fatigue to achieve victory.

• 辶(step; move)RADICAL
• 寸(inch; unit of measurement)PHONETIC

One small step of the foot gets you across and past that place.

• 一(first; number one (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE

A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.

• 亠(roof; top, indicating light radiating from above)ASSOCIATIVE
• 口(mouth; door)ASSOCIATIVE
• 几(small table)PHONETIC

Light shining through a window from above onto a desk makes the room bright and fresh.