实践是检验真理的唯一标准

• 日(sun; light)RADICAL
• 疋(foot; walk straight)PHONETIC

Under the clear light of the sun, everything appears as it truly is — that is what 'correct, right' means.

• 馬(horse)RADICAL
• 僉(all; unanimous)PHONETIC

Testing is like trying out a horse — you must let everyone examine it together to know if it's real or fake.

• 直(straight; upright)ASSOCIATIVE
• 几(small table)ASSOCIATIVE

A straight, honest gaze is truth displayed openly like a table laid plainly before the eyes.

• 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.

• 白(white; bright)RADICAL
• 勺(spoon)PHONETIC

A spoon catching sunlight shines brightly and clearly — the character means "of" or shows clarity and definiteness.

• 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.

• 一(first; number one (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE

A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.

• 木(wood; timber)RADICAL
• 示(sign; mark)PHONETIC

A wooden sign (标) is made from wood to display directions for everyone.

• 冫(ice; cold)RADICAL
• 隹(short-tailed bird)PHONETIC

Cold ice water helps measure water level accurately, thus meaning standard, permissible.