封河期

• 圭(jade tablet; rectangular jade plaque)ASSOCIATIVE
• 寸(inch; palm; hand (measure, control))RADICAL

A lord receives a jade tablet from the ruler's hand to grant him his fief.

• 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
• 可(can; allow)PHONO-SEMANTIC

A river is where water flows long, and the sound 'hà' suggests 'khả,' evoking nature's permission for water to flow.

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

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