酸辣土豆丝

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

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

• 辛(bitter; hardship)RADICAL
• 束(bind; tie up)PHONETIC

A pungent spicy taste binds and tightens the tongue in agony.

• 土(earth; soil; ground)ASSOCIATIVE

A vertical line driven into the ground represents earth and soil.

• 糸(thread; silk)RADICAL
• 糸(thread; silk (doubled))ASSOCIATIVE

Two strands of fine thread twisted together form a delicate thread.