盒式录音磁带

• 皿(bowl; container)RADICAL
• 合(combine; cover)PHONO-SEMANTIC

A box is a container with a lid that closes tightly.

• 弋(wooden stake; bow (for arrows))RADICAL
• 工(work; boatman)ASSOCIATIVE

Using wooden stakes and tools together creates a standard template or ritual form.

• 彐(hand holding brush (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
• 氺(water; flow)ASSOCIATIVE

A hand holding a pen writes flowing lines of characters like water – that is recording and registering.

• 巾(cloth scarf; fabric wrap)RADICAL
• 冖(cover; conceal)ASSOCIATIVE
• 卅(thirty; cord-like shape)ASSOCIATIVE

A belt is a strip of cloth wrapped tightly around the body, covering the waist area.