唯象理论

• 口(mouth; opening)RADICAL
• 隹(short-tailed bird; bird with short tail)PHONETIC

A mouth uttering the sound of assent sounds like a bird chirping in response.

• 王(jade; precious stone)RADICAL
• 里(village; mile)PHONO-SEMANTIC

Polishing rough jade layer by layer along the grain, like dividing the road mile by mile into neat sections.