正型标本

• 一(straight line; boundary; destination)ASSOCIATIVE
• 止(stop; foot)RADICAL

A foot stopping exactly at the line is straightness and precision.

• 刑(punishment; cut; mold; pattern)PHONO-SEMANTIC
• 土(earth; mold)RADICAL

A mold is a frame of earth shaped and cut into a definite form.

• 木(wood; timber)RADICAL
• 示(sign; mark)PHONETIC

A wooden sign (标) is made from wood to display directions for everyone.

• 木(tree; wood)RADICAL
• 一(mark; position indicator)ASSOCIATIVE

A horizontal line at the base of a tree marks the root—that is the foundation, the essential base.