上层建筑

• ⺊(dot above; high position)ASSOCIATIVE
• 一(standard baseline; norm)ASSOCIATIVE

A dot mark sitting above a horizontal line represents the meaning 'above'.

• 尸(corpse; roof (covering))RADICAL
• 云(cloud)PHONETIC

Layers of houses stacked on top of each other like tiered clouds beneath a roof.

• 廴(long stride; go far)RADICAL
• 聿(writing brush; pen)ASSOCIATIVE

Holding a brush to draw a long path builds a great structure.

• ⺮(bamboo)RADICAL
• 巩(firm; solid)PHONO-SEMANTIC

A bamboo instrument struck with a plectrum produces strong and solid sound.