基本词汇

• 木(tree; wood)RADICAL
• 一(mark; position indicator)ASSOCIATIVE

A horizontal line at the base of a tree marks the root—that is the foundation, the essential base.

• 言(speech; words)RADICAL
• 司(manage; govern)PHONO-SEMANTIC

Words are speech that is managed and arranged in order.

• 匚(box; container)RADICAL
• 淮(Hoài River)PHONETIC

A container holding water from the Hoài river gathers all streams in one meeting place.