吃角子老虎

• 口(mouth; opening)RADICAL
• 乞(beg for food; ask for food)PHONETIC

An open mouth asking for food is the daily act of eating and drinking.

• ⺈(blade (upper part); blade edge (top))ASSOCIATIVE
• 用(use; employ)ASSOCIATIVE

A sharp horn like a knife blade is used for stabbing, resembling the pointed horn of an animal.

• 子(child (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE

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

• 耂(old person; elderly (pictographic variant))RADICAL
• 匕(spoon; curved)ASSOCIATIVE

An old person with a hunched back curved like a spoon is the image of this character.

• 虍(tiger head (radical))RADICAL
• 几(small table; kneeling leg)ASSOCIATIVE

A tiger in majestic pose crouches on a low table, ready to pounce on its prey.