钢筋混凝土

• 釒(metal)RADICAL
• 岡(mountain ridge; firm)PHONO-SEMANTIC

Steel is a hard metal, strong like a rocky mountain ridge.

• ⺮(bamboo)RADICAL
• 肋(rib; tendon)PHONO-SEMANTIC

Muscle tissue that is both stiff and flexible like bamboo clings tightly to the ribs to keep the body sturdy and firm.

• 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
• 昆(elder brother; crowded)PHONO-SEMANTIC

Water flows chaotic and crowded like a bustling swarm of insects.

• 土(earth; soil; ground)ASSOCIATIVE

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