最小公分母

• 日(sun; day)ASSOCIATIVE
• 取(take; grasp)PHONO-SEMANTIC

The sun shines highest in the sky, as if grasping the topmost position.

• 小(small; tiny)ASSOCIATIVE

Three tiny strokes represent fine grains of sand, conveying the meaning of "small" or "tiny."

• 八(eight; split in two)RADICAL
• 厶(private; personal)ASSOCIATIVE

Public means sharing your private things with everyone to become shared property.

• 八(divide; separate; eight)ASSOCIATIVE
• 刀(knife; blade; sword)RADICAL

Using a knife to chop something in half represents division or separation.

• 母(mother; female form)ASSOCIATIVE

The character 母 depicts a kneeling woman with two dots symbolizing breasts nursing a child.