222) 夕

xi

evening, dusk

Symbolizes the shape of a crescent moon, signifying evening.

222ax) 卜

bo

222a) 外

wai

outside; outer

evening 夕 [xī] + divination 卜¹²⁷[bǔ]

Fortune-telling (卜) at night (夕) causes both teller and spirits into exhaustion to miss (as in outside of truth) their telling.

222b) 夜

ye

night

rocks 丶 [symbol] covering 亠 [symbol] + person 亻⁷⁰[rén] + walk slowly 夂⁵⁶[zhǐ]

A person (亻) is walking (夂) slowly in dark night (亠) to avoid rocks (丶) in the road.

name; reputation

evening 夕 [xī] + mouth 口¹⁶[kǒu]

In the middle of a dark night (夕), one must call (口) out names of others to find or recognize them.

222yx) 山

shan

222y-195a*) 岁

sui

year(s)

mountain 山 [shān] + evening 夕²²²[xī]

Evening (夕) represents the end of a day – signifies passing of a high mountain (山) in a trek of life and finalizing (夕) the past year.

222-85c*) 宛

wan

winding

house 宀¹⁴¹[mián] + lying around 夗 [yuàn]

A person rolling around in his sleep (夗) at home (宀) looks like something is being ‘wound up.’

222d) 多

duo

many

meat 夕→月²²¹→肉¹⁹²[ròu] + meat 夕→月→肉 [ròu]

Many pieces of meat (肉) are stacked together to describe meaning of many. 

222zx) 石

shi

222z-85d*) 碗

wan

bowl

stone 石¹⁹⁷[shí] + winding 宛 [wǎn]

To roll up (宛) clay into the shape of a bowl and fire it in a kiln until it is as hard as a stone (石).