汉语水平考试

• 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE

Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.

• 干(trunk; stem (horizontal representation))ASSOCIATIVE
• 丷(two diverging strokes; balance)ASSOCIATIVE

An upright tree trunk with two branches spreading equally on both sides symbolizes flatness and fairness.

• 耂(old person; aged person)RADICAL
• 丂(background sound; curved object)PHONETIC

An elderly person bending their back like a curved object represents the image of long years of examination.

• 言(word; speech)RADICAL
• 式(pattern; rule)PHONO-SEMANTIC

A test uses words to check whether something follows the rules correctly.