九层塔

• 九(number nine; bent arm)ASSOCIATIVE

Nine bent fingers curve like an ancient person's arm used to count the largest number.

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

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

• 土(earth; soil; land)RADICAL
• 荅(small grass; herb (for sound))PHONETIC

A tower is built from earth and stone, with a sound close to the character for answer.