围场满族蒙古族自治县

• 囗(ring; surround)RADICAL
• 韦(soft leather; supple skin)PHONETIC

A circle enclosing all four sides represents the meaning of the character for encirclement.

• 土(earth; soil; land)RADICAL
• 勿(don't; must not)PHONETIC

A wide field of land sounds similar to the word for things or objects.

• 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
• 艹(grass; plant)ASSOCIATIVE
• 两(sea; ocean)PHONETIC

Water rising high to the grass tips means it is full and overflowing.

• 方(flag; banner (tribal standard))RADICAL
• 矢(arrow tip; arrowhead)ASSOCIATIVE

A tribe gathers under a flag, with hands gripping arrows ready for battle.

• 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.