可擦除可编程只读存储器

• 口(mouth; opening)RADICAL
• 丁(man; adult male)PHONETIC

A mouth uttering words of approval with a sound like "ding" gives you the character meaning "can" or "able."

• 扌(hand; arm)RADICAL
• 察(examine; inspect)PHONETIC

Using your hand to wipe and scrub carefully as if you are examining each dirty mark closely.

• 阝(earthen mound; village wall; rampart)RADICAL
• 余(surplus; remainder)PHONO-SEMANTIC

Remove the excess remainder along the city wall's edge, like clearing away an earthen mound.

• 糹(thread; silk fiber)RADICAL
• 扁(flat; small plank)PHONO-SEMANTIC

Editing is like using thread to bind small sheets together into a book.

• 口(mouth; opening)RADICAL
• 八(scatter; divide)ASSOCIATIVE

A mouth producing just one sound that disperses away represents the meaning "only one."

• 言(speech; words)RADICAL
• 賣(sell; vend)PHONO-SEMANTIC

Reading a book is using spoken words to 'sell out' knowledge to the listener.

• 才(talent; just now)PHONETIC
• 子(child; offspring)ASSOCIATIVE

A talented child is nurtured to survive and grow.