正断层

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

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

• 米(grain; thread (symbolizing something cut))ASSOCIATIVE
• 斤(axe; chopping tool)PHONO-SEMANTIC

Using an axe to chop and sever threads — the image of breaking or cutting off.

• 尸(corpse; roof (covering))RADICAL
• 云(cloud)PHONETIC

Layers of houses stacked on top of each other like tiered clouds beneath a roof.