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• 刖(chop off leg (punishment))RADICAL
• 丷(two strokes indicating progress)ASSOCIATIVE
• 一(one; foundation)ASSOCIATIVE

Ahead lies the path we step forward on, overcoming all obstacles and penalties to advance.

• 日(sun; day)RADICAL
• 寸(inch; unit of measurement)PHONETIC

Time flows like the sun moving inch by inch across the sky.

• 門(door; leaf)RADICAL
• 日(sun; light)ASSOCIATIVE

A beam of sunlight shining through a crack in the door creates the empty space in between.