紧张缓和

• 又(hand; again)ASSOCIATIVE
• 糸(thread; silk strand)RADICAL

A hand grasping thread tightly creates tension and tautness.

• 弓(bow (weapon))RADICAL
• 长(long; large)PHONO-SEMANTIC

To shoot, you pull and extend the bowstring taut.

• 糹(silk thread; filament)RADICAL
• 爰(gradually; transform)PHONETIC

A thread pulled out slowly and gently represents slowness and delay.

• 禾(rice plant)ASSOCIATIVE
• 口(mouth; door)RADICAL

A mouth singing songs beside ripe rice fields creates harmonious peace.