密克罗尼西亚

• 宓(quiet; hidden)PHONETIC
• 山(mountain (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE

A secluded place like a mountain surrounded and concealed hides all secrets.

• 十(ten; cross (burden))ASSOCIATIVE
• 兄(older brother)PHONO-SEMANTIC

An older brother bears ten times the burden to overcome all hardships.

• 罒(net; mesh (variant form))RADICAL
• 夕(evening; dusk)PHONETIC

Spreading a net at dusk to catch birds is the original meaning of the character.

• 西(west; setting sun with bird on nest)ASSOCIATIVE

A bird returning to its nest as the sun sets in the west depicts the character for west.