三人行，则必有我师

• 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; human (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE

The character 人 depicts a person standing with legs spread wide apart for stability.

• 彳(left foot step)RADICAL
• 亍(right foot; right step)ASSOCIATIVE

Left foot then right foot stepping forward is the very action of traveling down a road.

• 贝(money; valuable thing)ASSOCIATIVE
• 刂(knife; punishment)RADICAL

Using a knife to carve rules on valuables establishes the laws that bind everyone together.

• 心(heart; mind)RADICAL
• 丿(stroke passing through)ASSOCIATIVE

A stroke piercing straight through the heart is what must inevitably happen.

• 月(moon; flesh (iconic representation))RADICAL
• 又(right hand; again)ASSOCIATIVE

A hand holding a piece of meat — that is 'to have'.

• 手(hand)RADICAL
• 戈(weapon; spear)PHONO-SEMANTIC

I am a person holding a weapon in my hand to protect myself.