红细胞沉降率

• 糹(thread; silk fiber)RADICAL
• 工(craftsman; work)PHONO-SEMANTIC

A thread dyed by the craftsman becomes bright red.

• 糹(thread; fiber)RADICAL
• 田(field; paddy field)PHONETIC

A thin thread like a furrow in a field is small and delicate.

• 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
• 冗(redundant; verbose)PHONETIC

Excessive water from the flood causes objects to sink to the bottom.

• 阝(mound; hill)RADICAL
• 夅(descend; go down)PHONETIC

Going down from a high hill peak is the meaning of the character 降.

• 亠(pointed head; tip)ASSOCIATIVE
• 幺(small thread; fine silk)ASSOCIATIVE
• 十(ten; complete)ASSOCIATIVE

A leader (lid shape) pulls together many small threads (tiny lines) into one knot (cross), symbolizing unified guidance.