苦行赎罪

• 艹(grass; plant)RADICAL
• 古(ancient; old)PHONO-SEMANTIC

An ancient grass variety carries a bitter, acrid, and harsh taste.

• 彳(left foot step)RADICAL
• 亍(right foot; right step)ASSOCIATIVE

Left foot then right foot stepping forward is the very action of traveling down a road.

• 貝(money; cowrie shell (symbol of wealth))RADICAL
• 賣(sell; export)PHONO-SEMANTIC

Using money to buy back guilt, like someone redeeming their own soul.

• 罒(net; mesh)RADICAL
• 非(wrong; incorrect)PHONO-SEMANTIC

Sin and wrongdoing are the misdeeds caught in the net of the law.