镇压反革命运动

• 釒(metal)RADICAL
• 真(true; genuine; real)PHONO-SEMANTIC

A heavy metal weight pressing down suppresses and firmly subdues.

• 厂(rock face; eaves)RADICAL
• 土(earth; soil; ground)ASSOCIATIVE
• 丶(small dot; weight)ASSOCIATIVE

A rock wall pressing down on the earth like a heavy object applying pressure from above.

• 厂(steep rock wall; cliff)RADICAL
• 又(right hand)ASSOCIATIVE

A hand with palm facing up against a cliff suggests the meaning 'reverse' or 'oppose'.

• 令(command; order)PHONETIC
• 口(mouth; speech)RADICAL

A command issued from the mouth of a superior person directs those below.

• 辶(step; move)RADICAL
• 云(cloud; also phonetic)PHONO-SEMANTIC

Transport is movement like clouds drifting everywhere.

• 云(cloud)PHONETIC
• 力(strength; power)RADICAL

Powerful strength like rolling clouds surge creates motion.