高年级生

• 高(tall; high; tower; tall building)ASSOCIATIVE

A tall tower reaching high is drawn with a roof, gate, and stacked foundation layers piled on top of each other.

• 干(rice plant; grain stalk)ASSOCIATIVE

A mature grain stalk represents one harvest season, which symbolizes one year.

• 糹(silk thread; strand of silk)RADICAL
• 及(reach; catch up with)PHONO-SEMANTIC

Ranks stack like threads connecting one after another, each step reaching a higher level.

• 生(life; sprouting)ASSOCIATIVE

The character depicts a sprout pushing up through the soil, symbolizing life and growth.