行万里路胜读万卷书

• 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.

• 万(ten thousand; scorpion shape)ASSOCIATIVE

An ancient scorpion shape now means the vast number of ten thousand.

• 衣(clothes; garment)RADICAL
• 里(inside; lining)PHONO-SEMANTIC

The inner lining hidden inside a garment is the concealed inner face.

• 足(foot; step)RADICAL
• 各(each place; go to another place)PHONO-SEMANTIC

A road is where two feet step to reach everywhere.

• 月(flesh; meat variant)RADICAL
• 劵(exhausted; weary)PHONETIC

A body of flesh must overcome fatigue to achieve victory.

• 言(speech; words)RADICAL
• 賣(sell; vend)PHONO-SEMANTIC

Reading a book is using spoken words to 'sell out' knowledge to the listener.

• 龹(coiled; rolled up)ASSOCIATIVE
• 㔾(kneel; bend)PHONETIC

A scroll is a sheet of paper rolled up tightly and compressed together.

• 聿(writing brush; pen)ASSOCIATIVE
• 曰(speech; mouth)ASSOCIATIVE

A book is spoken words recorded by a pen onto characters.