玉龙纳西族自治县

• 王(shape of pearls strung on a thread)ASSOCIATIVE
• 丶(dot distinguishing from 王 (king))ASSOCIATIVE

Precious jewels strung like beads on a cord, with a dot to distinguish from the king character.

• 龙(dragon (figurative image))ASSOCIATIVE

A dragon's majestic form with horns on its head and a sinuous body symbolizes power and authority.

• 西(west; setting sun with bird on nest)ASSOCIATIVE

A bird returning to its nest as the sun sets in the west depicts the character for west.

• 方(flag; banner (tribal standard))RADICAL
• 矢(arrow tip; arrowhead)ASSOCIATIVE

A tribe gathers under a flag, with hands gripping arrows ready for battle.

• 自(nose (pictographic) → self; body)ASSOCIATIVE

Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.

• 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
• 台(platform; foundation)PHONO-SEMANTIC

A solid foundation is used to control the flow of water.

• 且(pile up; temporary)ASSOCIATIVE
• 厶(private; personal)PHONETIC

A district is a small administrative unit stacked beneath the province, like layers piled on top of each other.