等效百万吨当量

• ⺮(bamboo)RADICAL
• 寺(temple; pagoda)PHONO-SEMANTIC

Bamboo stalks stacked evenly in front of a temple suggest equality and waiting in order.

• 一(one; chief)ASSOCIATIVE
• 白(white; bright; clear)PHONO-SEMANTIC

A hundred is the leading number, shining brightly like pure white light.

• 万(ten thousand; scorpion shape)ASSOCIATIVE

An ancient scorpion shape now means the vast number of ten thousand.

• 口(mouth; door)RADICAL
• 屯(gather; assemble; station troops)PHONETIC

A ton of heavy goods weighs as much as a whole army encamped—unit measure (口) plus sound 'tun' (屯).

• 口(mouth; sound)RADICAL
• 當(equivalent; opportune)PHONETIC

The sound of a bell ringing from an opening makes a "clanging" noise that rings out at just the right moment.

• 旦(dawn; daybreak)PHONETIC
• 里(village; mile (unit of measurement))RADICAL

Measure each mile of the road right from dawn's first light.