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• 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.

• 人(person; human (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE

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

• 馬(horse)RADICAL
• 主(master; stand still)PHONO-SEMANTIC

A horse standing still in place is like a master guarding and holding territory.

• 禾(rice plant; grain stalk)ASSOCIATIVE
• 日(sun)ASSOCIATIVE

Ripe grain beneath the sun's rays releases an intoxicating fragrance.

• 氵(water)RADICAL
• 巷(alley; lane)PHONO-SEMANTIC

A harbor is where water flows into the narrow passages between moored ships.

• 牛(cow)RADICAL
• 寺(temple; pagoda)PHONETIC

A special ox raised at a temple to be offered as a sacrifice.

• 另(different; separate)ASSOCIATIVE
• 刂(knife (radical))RADICAL

Use a knife to cut and separate things to distinguish one from another.

• 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.

• 匸(box; frame cover)RADICAL
• 乂(trim; manage)ASSOCIATIVE

A frame that encloses and divides space to organize and manage everything within it.

• 力(strength; power)RADICAL
• 八(eight; spread out in two directions)ASSOCIATIVE

Work requires strength radiating in many directions like two diverging strokes.

• 八(eight; split in two)RADICAL
• 厶(private; personal)ASSOCIATIVE

Public means sharing your private things with everyone to become shared property.

• 宀(roof)RADICAL
• 至(arrive at place; reach destination)PHONO-SEMANTIC

A room is a place with a roof overhead where people come and stay.