联合国海洋法公约

• 亼(gather; converge; cover up)ASSOCIATIVE
• 口(mouth; box)RADICAL

A lid sealed tightly over a box's mouth combines into one whole.

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

A nation is enclosed land that contains precious treasures within.

• 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
• 每(each; always)PHONO-SEMANTIC

The sea is a vast expanse of water that stretches boundlessly every day.

• 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
• 羊(goat)PHONO-SEMANTIC

A vast ocean is as wide as countless goats running across the boundless water's surface.

• 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
• 去(go; leave)PHONO-SEMANTIC

Law is like flowing water that sweeps away injustice.

• 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.