异议分子

• 言(word; speech)RADICAL
• 義(principle; righteousness)PHONO-SEMANTIC

Debate uses words to find what is right and accords with reason.

• 八(divide; separate; eight)ASSOCIATIVE
• 刀(knife; blade; sword)RADICAL

Using a knife to chop something in half represents division or separation.

• 子(child (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE

The character 子 depicts a newborn child with a large head and arms outstretched.