滴答声

• 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
• 啇(tree root)PHONETIC

A tiny drop of water falling down, the water radical evokes the image of a small liquid substance.

• ⺮(bamboo)RADICAL
• 合(match; fit together)PHONO-SEMANTIC

Bamboo strips joined together form a complete answer.

• 士(student; gentleman)RADICAL
• ？(sound; phonetic component)ASSOCIATIVE

A gentleman's voice resonates like the sound of reciting poetry that echoes through the air.