搜查令

• 扌(hand)RADICAL
• 叟(old man; old geezer)PHONO-SEMANTIC

Groping with hands in the dark like an old man searching through bottles.

• 木(wood; timber)RADICAL
• 旦(dawn; early morning)PHONETIC

A person searching early in the morning with a stick probing around represents examining and investigating.

• 人(person; man)RADICAL
• 令(command; order)ASSOCIATIVE

A person kneeling to receive a command from above illustrates the character for order or decree.