106) 臣

chen

minister, official, vassal, courtier

the subject is nervous with eyes wide open, looking the king sideways

106ax) 又

you

(once) again

hand

106a***) 卧

wo

106bx) 糸

mi

106b) 紧

jin

tight, compact

harden (qian)??? + thread (si)

threads become again tight and compact 

106cx) 土

tu

106c) 坚

jian

firm, strong, hard

harden (qian) ??? + soil (tu)

the soil becomes hard and firm

107) 卧

wo

lie, crouch

subject (chen) + person (ren)

as a good subject a person is lying down 

107ax) 皿

min

107a) 监

jian

supervisor

subject (chen) + person (ren) + water [symbol] + vessel (min)

before mirrors person looked at their reflection in a bowl of water - thus supervising themselves

107b) 蓝

lan

blue

grass (chao) + supervisor (jian-pronunciation)

blue dye of supervisors gown is extracted from plants

107cx) 竹

zhu

107c) 篮

lan

basket

bamboo (zhu) + supervisor (jian-pronunciation)

 basket is made of bamboo for the supervisor must be water tight

107dx) 见

jian

see

107d-13e*) 览

lan

view, look at

supervisor (jian) + see (jian)

supervisor must see what he is looking at

108) 王

wang

king

compared to a scholar, king's ax is mightier

108ax) 白

bai

108a) 皇

huang

emperor

white (bai) + king (wang)

king wearing a crown with white silk is an emperor

108y-20a*) 国

guo

country, state, nation

enclose [wei] + king (wang) + people [symbol]

three components of a country: boundary, king and his people

108y-20a*) 国

guo

country, state, nation

enclose [wei] + king (wang) + people [symbol]

three components of a country: boundary, king and his people

108bx) 里

li

inside, village

108b) 理

li

reason

jade (yu) + village (li-pronunciation)

a village reasonably decided to refine a scratched jade for their prosperity

108cx) 不

bu

108c) 环 / 环绕

huan / huanrao

ring / encircle

jade (yu) + not (bu)

a ring of jade does not have a beginning or end