阅读理解

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

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

• 王(jade; precious stone)RADICAL
• 里(village; mile)PHONO-SEMANTIC

Polishing rough jade layer by layer along the grain, like dividing the road mile by mile into neat sections.

• 角(horn (animal))RADICAL
• 刀(blade; knife edge)ASSOCIATIVE
• 牛(cow; cattle)ASSOCIATIVE

Use a knife to separate horns from an ox — that's the meaning of "resolve" (to take apart, to decompose).