精神生活

• 米(rice)RADICAL
• 青(green and pure; clear and clean)PHONO-SEMANTIC

Rice pounded clean and polished becomes pure and clear as the blue-green color of jade.

• 礻(spirit; ritual)RADICAL
• 申(display; thunder)PHONO-SEMANTIC

A divine spirit is a being whose thunder and lightning are the pronouncements transmitted by that sacred presence.

• 生(life; sprouting)ASSOCIATIVE

The character depicts a sprout pushing up through the soil, symbolizing life and growth.

• 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
• 舌(blade; tongue)PHONO-SEMANTIC

Living water flowing through a blade creates constant vitality and flexibility.