上海环球金融中心

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

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

• 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
• 每(each; always)PHONO-SEMANTIC

The sea is a vast expanse of water that stretches boundlessly every day.

• 王(jade)RADICAL
• 不(empty; void; sky)PHONETIC

A ring made from precious jade has a circular shape with no beginning or end.

• 王(jade)RADICAL
• 求(seek; request)PHONO-SEMANTIC

A round ball rolls like a pearl across the ground.

• 金(gold; metal (figurative))ASSOCIATIVE

Metal is an ancient image of precious metal hidden underground, gleaming and sparkling.

• 鬲(tripod caldron top; cauldron lid)RADICAL
• 虫(worm; insect)PHONETIC

Heat rising from a boiling pot melts everything together, just as insects dissolve and blend into one another.

• 口(mouth; rectangular frame)ASSOCIATIVE
• 丨(vertical line through the middle; axis)ASSOCIATIVE

An arrow hitting the center of a target frame is the bull's-eye—that's CENTER.

• 心(heart (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE

The character depicts a heart shape with three strokes like heartbeats, symbolizing the soul and emotions.