知识分子

• 言(speech; words)RADICAL
• 戠(engrave; imprint)PHONETIC

Using words to mark and distinguish all things is how we gain awareness.

• 八(divide; separate; eight)ASSOCIATIVE
• 刀(knife; blade; sword)RADICAL

Using a knife to chop something in half represents division or separation.

• 子(child (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE

The character 子 depicts a newborn child with a large head and arms outstretched.