经济增长率

• 糹(silk thread; filament)RADICAL
• 巠(underground water vein running straight)PHONETIC

Silk threads running straight down in rows on a loom frame form the warp threads.

• 土(earth; soil; land)RADICAL
• 曾(layer; add up)PHONO-SEMANTIC

Earth piled up layer upon layer symbolizes growth.

• 长(long hair; old person (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE

An old person with long hair cascading down symbolizes something lasting a long time.

• 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.