脱氧核糖核酸

• ⺼(flesh; body)RADICAL
• 兌(exchange; remove)PHONO-SEMANTIC

The body escapes from bonds through exchange to gain freedom.

• 气(air; vapor)RADICAL
• 羊(goat)PHONETIC

Gas with a tone like 'dương' is oxygen—the gas that sustains all living things.

• 木(tree; wood)RADICAL
• 亥(pig (12th zodiac sign))PHONETIC

The kernel of a tree fruit (木) sounds like the character for pig (亥).

• 米(grain; seed)RADICAL
• 唐(large; empty (homophone of sugar))PHONO-SEMANTIC

Sugar is a sweet substance extracted from grain, with sound based on Tang.

• 酉(wine vessel; ferment)RADICAL
• 夋(slow manner; leisurely pace)PHONETIC

Fermenting alcohol produces sourness, which is exactly the character for sour.