时间测定学

• 日(sun; day)RADICAL
• 寸(inch; unit of measurement)PHONETIC

Time flows like the sun moving inch by inch across the sky.

• 門(door; leaf)RADICAL
• 日(sun; light)ASSOCIATIVE

A beam of sunlight shining through a crack in the door creates the empty space in between.

• 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
• 则(rule; standard)PHONO-SEMANTIC

Measuring water flow requires standard rules and methods.

• 宀(roof)RADICAL
• 疋(foot in right place; step correctly)PHONO-SEMANTIC

Under a roof with feet standing in the right place, everything is settled and secure.

• ⺍(two hands (indicating learning))ASSOCIATIVE
• 冖(roof; house)ASSOCIATIVE
• 子(child)RADICAL

A child sitting under a roof with two hands diligently studying represents learning.