曲里拐弯

• 曰(mouth open; speak)RADICAL
• 丨丨(two vertical strokes indicating a curve)ASSOCIATIVE

The character 曲 shows a vessel's mouth with two curved walls, evoking the image of a bent and winding elbow.

• 衣(clothes; garment)RADICAL
• 里(inside; lining)PHONO-SEMANTIC

The inner lining hidden inside a garment is the concealed inner face.

• 扌(hand; arm)RADICAL
• 另(different; separate)PHONETIC

Using a hand to lead someone in a different direction is the action of abduction or deception.

• 亦(also; too)PHONETIC
• 弓(bow; arc)RADICAL

A bent bow with a taut string pulled back like a person's body drawing an arrow.