212) 林

lin

forest

tree 木²¹⁰[mù] + tree 木 [mù]

Two trees (木) are combined to symbolize forest.

212yx) 疋

???

212y) 楚 / 清楚

chu / qingchu

neat, orderly /clear

212ax) 广

guang

212a) 麻 / 麻木

ma / mamu

hemp (konoplja); numbness

house/broad 广¹⁴³[guǎng] + skin of hemp stem 朩 [děng]

Symbolizes women processing the bark (朩) of hemp stems to produce strings in a house (广). Hemp leaves and flowers also contain anesthetic substance, which led into meaning for numbness.

212b) 嘛

ma

<modal paraticle>

mouth 口¹⁶[kǒu] + numb/hemp 麻 [má]

Symbolizes saying words (口) that can numb (麻) people – signifying something is numbingly clear to everyone. Used as modal particle at the end of sentences to emphasize previous statements such as “reasoning, justice or morality and facts.”

212z-40d*) 树

shu

tree

tree 木²¹⁰[mù] + hand/again 又³⁴[yòu] + hand/joint 寸 [cùn]

One is planting a tree (木) with two hands (又, 寸).

212wx) 夂

zhi

212w-56c*) 条

tiao

article; twig

foot/walk slowly 夂 [zhǐ] + tree 木²¹⁰[mù]

Feet (夂) carefully stepping on twigs to climb a tree (木). This character is also used to count long and thin objects or living things like branches

212c) 乐 / 音乐

le / yue // yinyue

music; laugh

drum with tassel  [symbol] + stand 朩 [symbol]

Music is symbolized by a drum (symbol) with decoration standing on a drumstand (朩)

212dx) 米

mi

212d) 来

lai

come, arrive

tree 木²¹⁰[mù] + rice 米¹³⁸[mǐ]

Symbolizes barley, which is a crop (木) similar to rice (米). Barley bears its grain in spring after long winter, signifying that long-sought spring is coming with barley.