自由亚洲电台

• 自(nose (pictographic) → self; body)ASSOCIATIVE

Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.

• 田(rice field; seedling sprouting from field)ASSOCIATIVE

A sprouting seedling stretching up from the field evokes the meaning "from that comes forth, the origin or cause."

• 曰(speak; bright cloud)ASSOCIATIVE
• 乚(lightning bolt; hook stroke (downward))ASSOCIATIVE

A flash of lightning bursts bright through the clouds—that is electricity itself!

• 厶(private; personal)ASSOCIATIVE
• 口(mouth; speech)RADICAL

A platform is where a person uses their mouth to speak privately in front of a crowd.