小步舞曲

• 小(small; tiny)ASSOCIATIVE

Three tiny strokes represent fine grains of sand, conveying the meaning of "small" or "tiny."

• 止(foot (pictographic))RADICAL
• 止(second foot below)ASSOCIATIVE

A step is two feet, one above the other, following each other moving forward.

• 無(empty; void)ASSOCIATIVE
• 舛(two feet pointing in opposite directions)RADICAL

Dancing is when two feet move in opposite directions as if there is no longer gravity.

• 曰(mouth open; speak)RADICAL
• 丨丨(two vertical strokes indicating a curve)ASSOCIATIVE

The character 曲 shows a vessel's mouth with two curved walls, evoking the image of a bent and winding elbow.