理化因素

• 王(jade; precious stone)RADICAL
• 里(village; mile)PHONO-SEMANTIC

Polishing rough jade layer by layer along the grain, like dividing the road mile by mile into neat sections.

• 亻(person; human)RADICAL
• 匕(spoon; compare)PHONETIC

A person standing upright beside a person bending down shows how shapes transform and change.

• 囗(frame; encircle)RADICAL
• 大(large; person with outstretched limbs)ASSOCIATIVE

A great cause wrapped and hidden inside contains the root of all things.

• 糸(silk thread; filament)RADICAL
• 龶(coarse undyed thread bundle; top part of thread)ASSOCIATIVE

Raw silk that hasn't been dyed suggests the meaning of pure, simple, and basic.