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• 禾(rice plant)ASSOCIATIVE
• 口(mouth; door)RADICAL

A mouth singing songs beside ripe rice fields creates harmonious peace.

• 巾(cloth; scarf)RADICAL
• ？(hand spread wide (iconic mark))ASSOCIATIVE

Cloth spread wide by hand like a flat piece of fabric.

• 十(ten; cross (burden))ASSOCIATIVE
• 兄(older brother)PHONO-SEMANTIC

An older brother bears ten times the burden to overcome all hardships.

• 宀(roof; cover)ASSOCIATIVE
• 貝(shell; currency)RADICAL

Competing for talent means offering money under the roof to win prizes.

• 忄(heart; mind)RADICAL
• 蒙(cover; dim)PHONO-SEMANTIC

A mind covered and obscured in darkness becomes muddled and lacks clarity.

• 十(ten)ASSOCIATIVE
• 口(mouth; speech)RADICAL

Ten mouths passing word down through generations—that is something ancient.

• 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.