159) 力

li

power

Power is needed to pull the plow in fields.

159a) 男

nan

male, man

field 田¹⁵⁴[tián] + plow/power 力 [lì]

Signifies a man working in the field (田) using plows (力) 

159b) 办

ban

do; manage

plow/power 力 [lì] + two crime suspects 丶丶 [symbol]

The meaning of to do or to manage is driven as if a plow (力) digs through the heart of two crime suspects (丶丶) to unveil their true intentions.

159c) 为

wei

act as; for

hand 丶 [symbol] + plow/power 力 [lì] + earth 丶 [symbol]

Signifies the act of plowing (力), as the earth (丶) is being plowed by the hand (丶) that’s holding onto the plow (力).

159y-61a) 边

bians

side

plow/power 力¹⁵⁹[lì] + go 辶 [chuò]

A furrow (brazda) is made when a plow (力) passes (辶), and soil pushed to one side piles up.

159dx) 云

yun

cloud

say

159d) 动

dong

move

say/cloud 云²²⁷[yún] + plow/power 力 [lì]

Signifies a cow moving with plow (力) at the shouting (云) command of a man.

159e) 劳

liao

labor

grass 艹 [cǎo] + cover 冖¹⁶⁹[mì] + plow/power 力 [lì]

Meaning of labor is derived from the act of plowing (力) in order to renew a field covered (冖) in weeds (艹).

159fx) 夂

zhi

159f) 务

wu

devote one's efforts to; affair

walk slowly 夂⁵⁶[zhǐ] + plow/power 力 [lì]

One needs to strive – in order to slowly move (夂) the plow (力) ahead. Meaning of affair is derived from the fact that farmers put such effort into their daily work.

159g) 加

jia

add

plow/power 力 [lì] + mouth 口¹⁶[kǒu]

Farmers using all their physical power into plowing (力) of the field, shouting or singing (口) from their mouth (口) add more power (力) to each push they need to give.

159hx) 马

ma

159h) 驾 / 骑(马)

jia / qi(ma)

drive; ride

add 加 [jiā] + horse 马¹⁷⁶[mǎ]

A horse (马) is ready to be ridden when its saddles are properly put on (加)

159i) 咖

ka

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Used to politely reject something by words (口) when someone gives you something (加) – now used on transliteration of foreign words such as Coffee (咖啡).

159j) 历

li

experience

barn/factory 厂¹⁴⁸[chǎng] + plow/power 力 [lì]

A harvest year is complete when the plow (力) is returned to the shed (厂) – and when the year is complete, you gain another share of experience from it.

160) 方

fang

square; direction

A variation on the shape of a plow (方) – a field is square shape after proper plowing. Also signifies direction as square points in all 4 directions.

160a) 访

fang

visit

word 讠=言²²[yán] + direction/square 方 [fāng]

Signifies the act of visiting a famous teacher or doctor by asking (讠) around in all directions (方) one can think of.

160yx) 户

hu

160y-144b*) 房

fang

room; house

door 户 [hù] + square 方¹⁶⁰[fāng]

A square (方) area with a single door (戶) is a room or a house.

160bx) 立

li

160b) 旁

pang

side

stand 立⁷⁹[lì] + plow/square 方 [fāng]

Earth is dug up and piled (立) to each side of a plow (方)

161ax) 其

qi

161a) 旗

qi

flag

flutter 㫃¹⁶¹[yǎn] + winnowing basket/it 其 [qí]

People who share winnowed (其) grains lived under the same flag and that is shown by a fluttering (㫃) flag.

161zx) 从

cong

161z) 旅

lu

travel

flutter →㫃¹⁶¹[yǎn] + two people/follow →从 [cóng]

Two men (从) under a fluttering (㫃) flag describes ‘soldiers heading to war.’ It came to mean ‘travel’ because soldiers fight away from home.

161ax) 矢

shi

161a) 族

zu

clan

flutter →㫃 [yǎn] + arrow 矢¹¹¹[shǐ]

Waving flag (㫃) and arrow (矢) signify war. When people are gathered under one flag (㫃) in a time of war, it means “ the people are from same tribe or clan of long generations sharing same culture and language.”

161b) 游

you

swim

water 氵[shuǐ] + flutter →㫃 [yǎn] + child 子 [zǐ]

Signifies children (子) swimming in water (氵), under the protection of flag (㫃) or adults