断层线

• 米(grain; thread (symbolizing something cut))ASSOCIATIVE
• 斤(axe; chopping tool)PHONO-SEMANTIC

Using an axe to chop and sever threads — the image of breaking or cutting off.

• 尸(corpse; roof (covering))RADICAL
• 云(cloud)PHONETIC

Layers of houses stacked on top of each other like tiered clouds beneath a roof.

• 糸(thread; silk)RADICAL
• 泉(stream; water)PHONETIC

A thin thread flows like a small stream running long and continuously.