公共知识分子

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

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

• 廾(two hands lifting up)ASSOCIATIVE
• 一(one; together)ASSOCIATIVE
• 八(eight)PHONETIC

Two hands lifting an object together convey the meaning of "together" or "shared."

• 言(speech; words)RADICAL
• 戠(engrave; imprint)PHONETIC

Using words to mark and distinguish all things is how we gain awareness.

• 八(divide; separate; eight)ASSOCIATIVE
• 刀(knife; blade; sword)RADICAL

Using a knife to chop something in half represents division or separation.

• 子(child (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE

The character 子 depicts a newborn child with a large head and arms outstretched.