147) 阝

fu

hill

the slope of a hill

When used on the left of a character it means ‘hill,’ but when used on the right it means “town 邑 [yì].”

147ax) 余

yu

remainder

digging tool

147a) 除

chu

remove; eliminate

hill 阝[fù] + digging tool/remain 余 [yú]

To use tools (余) to carve stairs in a hill (阝) by removing the  parts of the stones, thus eliminating much of the hard work of climbing up.

147yx) 付

fu

147y-41c) 附

fu

attach

hill 阝¹⁴⁷[fù] + hand over/pay 付 [fù]

To build a hill (阝) for protection, the less powerful needed to offer a pay or a fee (付)

147zx) 佥

qian

147b) 阳

yang

sun; male genitals

hill 阝[fù] + sun 日²¹⁸[rì]

This describes the sun (日) rising above a hill (阝). This character, in particular, depicts the sun to symbolize “Yang,” an opposing force of “Yin,” but also the man genitals

147cx) 月

yue

147c) 阴

yin

the moon; shade

hill 阝[fù] + moon 月²²¹[yuè]

 This describes the moon (月) rising above a hill (阝), and symbolizes “Yin” as explained in the above character “阳.”

147*) 邑

yi

147zx) 者

zhe

147zx-101a*) 都

du

capital

person 者 [zhě] + town 阝 ¹⁴⁷→邑^92d[yì]

A large city (邑) with many people who cook (者). To distinguish this word from a mere village (邑), the Chinese added “者” to say ‘capital.’

147dx) 由

you

147d) 邮

you

mail

well/cause 由¹⁵⁶[yóu] + town 阝→邑^92d[yì]

The city (邑) well (由) was the best place for the women to exchange information and gossip. That’s how this character came to mean ‘mail.’

147ex) 冄

ran

147e) 那

na

that

package [image] [symbol] + town 阝→邑^92d[yì]

that package (symbol) of goods tied up for easy transport goes to that city (邑) far away

147f) 哪

na

which; what

mouth 口¹⁶[kǒu] + that 那 [nà]

‘Which, what’ is how you start a question (口) when you don’t know what that (那) thing is

147gx) 令

ling

order, command

147x) 邻

lin

neighbor

command 令 ⁸⁶[lìng] + town 阝→邑^92d[yì]

The neighbors living in the same city (邑) receive the same command (令) from one single leader.

148) 厂

an/chang

factory, plant

A cliff with stones jutting out at the edge

A factory is a place where products are stacked like cliffs (厂).

148ax) 又

you

148a) 反

fan

opposite; counter-

cliff 厂 [ān] + hand/again 又³⁴[yòu]

it is hard to climb a cliff (厂) and with hands only and again (又) to go go down in an opposite direction

148bx) 饣

shi

148b) 饭

fan

(cooked) rice, meal

eat 饣= 食¹³⁷[shí] + opposite 反 [fǎn]

One eats (饣) three meals a day which is the opposite (反) of what happens during the days of fasting.

148c) 板

ban

board

 tree 木²¹⁰[mù] + opposite 反 [fǎn]

If you take a piece of wood (木) and flatten it on both sides, then you have a board that can be used even when flipped over (反).

148d-85a*) 厄

e

disaster

cliff 厂¹⁴⁸[ān] + person 㔾=卩 [jié]

A person (㔾) who met a disaster by falling off a cliff (厂)

148e) 危

wei

danger

person ⺈ [rén] + disaster 厄^85a[è]

A man (⺈) standing dangerously at the edge of a cliff, where ‘falling’ means certain disaster (厄).

149) 冂

jiong

far, entrance

When a border crossing is closed, it becomes one boundary that is just too far away and impossible to cross.

149y-64*) 内

nei 

inner; inside

entrance 冂 [symbol] + person 人⁶³[rén]

A man (人) goes inside through the entrance (冂)

149z-64a) 呐

na

<modal particle>

mouth 口¹⁶[kǒu] + inner 内 [nèi]

When words (口) are stuck inside (内),  often used as a sentence-final particle to convey various tones or emotions like emphasis, confirmation, or a gentle reminder.

149a) 再

zai

(once) again

handle [symbol] + package [symbol]

to be able to hold a package (symbol) the handle (symbol) one must switch his hand time and time again

149b) 同

tong

same

boundary/far 冂 [jiōng] + one 一 [yī] + mouth 口 [fǎn]

the same one (一) voice (口) inside the same boundary (冂).