元江哈尼族彝族傣族自治县

• 二(hair; on head)ASSOCIATIVE
• 儿(person (standing); man)RADICAL

A person with two marks on the head symbolizes the head, the first part and origin of a human being.

• 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
• 工(craftsman; work)PHONETIC

A river (江) is water flowing powerfully like a laborer working tirelessly without pause.

• 方(flag; banner (tribal standard))RADICAL
• 矢(arrow tip; arrowhead)ASSOCIATIVE

A tribe gathers under a flag, with hands gripping arrows ready for battle.

• 自(nose (pictographic) → self; body)ASSOCIATIVE

Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.

• 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
• 台(platform; foundation)PHONO-SEMANTIC

A solid foundation is used to control the flow of water.

• 且(pile up; temporary)ASSOCIATIVE
• 厶(private; personal)PHONETIC

A district is a small administrative unit stacked beneath the province, like layers piled on top of each other.