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• 耂(old person; aged person)RADICAL
• 丂(background sound; curved object)PHONETIC

An elderly person bending their back like a curved object represents the image of long years of examination.

• 辶(step; move)RADICAL
• 先(front; lead)PHONO-SEMANTIC

Choosing carefully first leads you to find the best path forward.

• 咅(sound reading (radical/section))PHONETIC
• 阝(village; region)RADICAL

A section of land divided by distinct sounds becomes a region's administrative division.