国际日期变更线

• 囗(surround; enclose)RADICAL
• 玉(precious jade; gem)ASSOCIATIVE

A nation is enclosed land that contains precious treasures within.

• 日(sun (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE

The character 日 is drawn as a round sun with light rays inside.

• 其(that; that one)PHONETIC
• 月(moon; month)RADICAL

Watch the moon's phases wax and wane to count periods of time.

• 亦(also; add to)ASSOCIATIVE
• 又(right hand; again)RADICAL

A hand with added force impacts things and transforms them.

• 曰(speak; write)RADICAL
• 一(one; once more)ASSOCIATIVE
• 乂(cut off; edit)ASSOCIATIVE

Modifying old speech one more time is "change."

• 糸(thread; silk)RADICAL
• 泉(stream; water)PHONETIC

A thin thread flows like a small stream running long and continuously.