经济社会及文化权利国际公约

• 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.

• 礻(spirit; ritual)RADICAL
• 土(land; earth)ASSOCIATIVE

Worshipping the earth deity is the root ritual of a community's society.

• 人(person; man; human)RADICAL
• 云(speak; cloud)PHONETIC

A meeting is when many people gather together to speak and talk.

• 又(hand)RADICAL
• 及(catch up; seize with hand (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE

A hand reaching out to grab someone running means to catch up or arrive at the place.

• 文(pattern on chest; breast decoration)ASSOCIATIVE

The character depicts body tattoos or patterns on the chest, symbolizing writing and culture.

• 亻(person; human)RADICAL
• 匕(spoon; compare)PHONETIC

A person standing upright beside a person bending down shows how shapes transform and change.

• 木(tree; wood)RADICAL
• 又(hand; again)ASSOCIATIVE

Power is like a hand grasping a wooden stick tightly, and whoever holds it has authority.

• 禾(rice plant; grain)ASSOCIATIVE
• 刂(knife; blade)RADICAL

Using a sickle to harvest ripe grain is how you obtain profit.

• 囗(surround; enclose)RADICAL
• 玉(precious jade; gem)ASSOCIATIVE

A nation is enclosed land that contains precious treasures within.

• 八(eight; split in two)RADICAL
• 厶(private; personal)ASSOCIATIVE

Public means sharing your private things with everyone to become shared property.

• 糹(thread; silk thread)RADICAL
• 勺(spoon; scoop)PHONO-SEMANTIC

Using a thread to tie things together like scooping water suggests the idea of binding, restraint, and covenant.