儿

ren/er

child, son, person

Simplified form of 兒, a child 儿 with head 臼 not fully closed; a child is all legs and no brains

厶

si

private

newborn baby

允

yun

fair, just; to permit/grant/allow

private/a private mark (si) + person [ren]

a person gives his private mark of consent, thus permitting the adoption of a child

夂

zhi

夋

qun

walking slowly

child/permit (yun) phonetic comp. + walk slowly (zhi)

a nobble person is permitted to walk slowly

酉

you

(related to) alcohol

a wine vessel with a body, a neck, and lid

酸

suan

sour, acidic

wine vessel (you) + shape of walking slowly (qun)

a wine jar left too long, slowly turning sour

止

zhi

先

xian

first; precede

(walking) ahead

soil/earth () + additional stroke [] + person [ren]

a cow without a tail is like a child without a brain -  that's the first thing to remember

洗

xi

to wash/cleanse/rinse

water (shui) + early (xian)

always first use water to wash your legs

选

xuan

to choose/pick/select

first/early (xian) + go (chuo)

FIRST go through all the options before selecting one