特克斯和凯科斯群岛

• 牛(cow)RADICAL
• 寺(temple; pagoda)PHONETIC

A special ox raised at a temple to be offered as a sacrifice.

• 十(ten; cross (burden))ASSOCIATIVE
• 兄(older brother)PHONO-SEMANTIC

An older brother bears ten times the burden to overcome all hardships.

• 禾(rice plant)ASSOCIATIVE
• 口(mouth; door)RADICAL

A mouth singing songs beside ripe rice fields creates harmonious peace.

• 禾(rice plant)RADICAL
• 斗(threshing floor; rice threshing area)ASSOCIATIVE

To classify rice grain by measuring each type with a measuring vessel.

• 君(king; leader)PHONETIC
• 羊(goat; sheep)RADICAL

A flock of sheep needs a leader to guide them, just as a king leads his people.

• 山(mountain)RADICAL
• 鸟(bird)ASSOCIATIVE

An island is a mountain in the sea where birds perch and stay.