195) 山

shan

mountain

Represents a mountain with summit and ridges in different heights.

195ax) 夕

xi

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.

195yx) 鸟

niao

195y) 岛

dao

island

bird 鸟 [niǎo] + mountain 山¹⁹⁵[shān]

A small island as a small mountain (山) in middle of the sea has lots of birds (鸟) flying around freely.

196) 谷

gu

valley

valley  [symbol] + mouth 口¹⁶[kǒu]

Symbolizes an entrance (口) of a valley () which gets wider as it accepts more water down the way.

196ax) 宀

mian

196a) 容

rong

allow; appearance

house 宀¹⁴¹[mián] + valley 谷 [gǔ]

Symbolizes a house (宀) that is as big as a valley (谷) and can allow any amount of water that flows into it.

196b) 俗

su

custom

person 亻⁷⁰[rén] + valley 谷 [gǔ]

Like a valley (谷) which accepts all waters, customs represent something that’s been customarily accepted (谷) and passed for long generation of people (亻).

197) 石

shi

stone

Derived to mean stone by symbolizing large boulders (口) forming cliffs (丆 →厂)

197a) 兹

zi/ci

herewith

(ovim, uz ovo)

black

197b) 磁 / 磁铁

ci / citie

197yx) 出

chu

come/go out

foot/stop 止⁵³[zhǐ] + receptacle 凵 [kǎn]

it signifies the symbol of feet (止) walking out of a hut (凵).

197y) 础

chu

foundation

stone 石¹⁹⁷[shí] + go out 出 [chū]

Building of a house begins (出) by laying out foundation stones (石).

197cx) 並

bing

197zx) 皮

pi

197z-189a*) 破

po 

break

stone 石¹⁹⁷[shí] + skin 皮 [pí]

Symbolizes a stone (石) being broken apart and taken away like a skinning (皮) process with hand tools.

197wx) 角

jiao

197w-191a*) 确

que

firm; true, real

stone 石¹⁹⁷[shí] + horn 角 [jiǎo]

The horns (角) of a deer are soft when they are growing, but become firm and strong like a stone (石) as time goes by.

197dx) 幵

jian

197d) 研

yan

research; grind

stone 石 [shí] + level 幵 [jiān]

Chinese traditional ink was made by grinding a black stone (石) on top of inkstone (幵) with water. This character is derived to mean research, in the sense that academic research began by writing texts.

198) 玉

yu

jade

A few jade marbles are made into a bundle by passing threads (丶) into the center hole.

198yx) 刂

dao

198y-119f*) 班

ban

class; squad, team

jade 玉¹⁹⁸[yù] + knife刂=刀 [dāo]

someone dividing a jade (玉) with a knife (刂) and grouping the pieces according to quality. It means ‘class’

198ax) 元

yuan

yuan; basic

origin

198a) 玩

wan

play

jade 王¹⁰⁸→玉 [yù] + origin 元⁷³[yuán]

Symbolizes the fact that jade (玉) was the best (元) material to create women’s favorite playing accessories.

198bx) 求

qiu

198b) 球

qiu

ball, sphere, globe

jade 王¹⁰⁸→玉 [yù] + ask 求^203b[qiú]

Jade (玉) balls or globes were the most popular and easy-to-get (求) jade items in the ancient times.

198zx) 见

jian

198z-13d*) 现

xian

appear, show; current, present

jade 王→玉¹⁹⁸[yù] + see 见 [jiàn]

When holding the jade (玉) object under the sun to see (见) the purity, the sun’s reflection causes many colors to appear on the jade. Because the brightness of the sun changes the reflection on the jade (玉) when it’s held up against the sun to be checked (见), it also became to mean ‘the present.’

198wx) 里

li

198w-108b*)  理

li

reason

jade 王→玉¹⁹⁸[yù] + village 里¹⁵¹[lǐ]

It is only reasonable to refine a defective jade (玉) into a jewel instead of discarding it. “里” is where the character gets its pronunciation.