新民晚报

• 亲(tree; timber; intimate companion)ASSOCIATIVE
• 斤(axe; hatchet)RADICAL

Using an axe to chop a freshly picked tree creates something completely new.

• 日(sun)RADICAL
• 免(avoid; exempt)PHONETIC

The sun sinking down as if hiding signals that evening has arrived.

• 幸(lucky; fortunate)PHONETIC
• 卩(kneel; submit)ASSOCIATIVE
• 又(hand)ASSOCIATIVE

A hand grasping a submissive person represents responding with reward or punishment.