针线活计

• 釒(metal)RADICAL
• 十(ten)PHONETIC

A sewing needle is a thin, straight metal object like the number ten.

• 糸(thread; silk)RADICAL
• 泉(stream; water)PHONETIC

A thin thread flows like a small stream running long and continuously.

• 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
• 舌(blade; tongue)PHONO-SEMANTIC

Living water flowing through a blade creates constant vitality and flexibility.

• 言(word; speech)RADICAL
• 十(ten)PHONETIC

Calculation is using words to count numbers one by one.