209) 丰

feng

abundant

Signifies how leaves and branches are abundant in trees.

209ax) 邑

yi

209a) 邦

bang

state

abundant 丰 [fēng] + town 阝→邑 [yì]

Signifies that there are an abundant (丰) number of villages (邑) in which they form together to create a nation or state.

209bx) 巾

jin

towel

209b) 帮

bang

help

state 邦 [bāng] + towel 巾¹³¹[jīn]

Symbolizes how people of the same nation (邦) come together to help each other with towels (巾) wrapped around their head in times of distress.

209cx) 夂

zhi

209c) 麦

mai

wheat; barley

abundant 丰 [fēng] + walk slowly 夂⁵⁶[zhǐ]

When growing barley, the field must be stepped (treaded) in order to prevent young barley sprouts from freezing to death. This is symbolized by slowly walking (夂) on the barley field for an abundant (丰) harvest.

209d) 害

hai

harm

house 宀¹⁴¹[mián] + abundant 丰 [fēng] + mouth 口¹⁶[kǒu]

one’s mouth (口) wishing that the house (宀) of one’s enemy would be overgrown (丰) with weeds. Although the enemy’s house is located far away and beyond the reach of one’s hands, its overgrown weeds may indicate that the enemy may have already been damaged.

210) 木

mu

tree, timber, wood

a tree by combining branches (一), root (symbol), and the stem (丨). 

210a) 本

ben

origin, basis, root

 tree 木 [mù] + single line 一 [symbol]

A horizontal line (一) is added into the bottom of “木” to emphasize its root.

210y-29b*) 体

ti

body

person 亻⁷⁰[rén] + root 本^210a[běn]

The root (本) of a person (亻) is his healthy body.

210b) 末

mo

end

a long line 一 [symbol] + tree 木 [mù]

A horizontal line (一) is added into top of “木” to emphasize that location is the end.

210cx) 衤

yi

210c) 袜

wa

socks

clothes 衤=衣¹³⁰[yī] + end 末 [mò]

Socks are clothing (衤) which you wear on the very tip (末) of your body.

210d) 未

wei

not

a short line 一 [symbol] + tree 木 [mù]

A shorter horizontal line (一) is added into top of “木” to emphasize that the growth is not yet finished

210e) 妹

mei

(younger) sister

woman 女⁹⁶[nǚ] + not 未 [wèi]

Signifies a younger sister, who is not (未) above you among siblings (女).

210f) 术

shu

skill; technique

tree 木 [mù] + small 丶 [symbol]

Originally it used to signify millet, a crop (木) that has smaller (丶) grain than rice. Millet is a crop that is easy to grow even on barren land of considerable size; therefore, it required skills to manage millet growing

210zx) 隹

zhui

210z-178a*) 集

ji

gather, collect

bird 隹 [zhuī] + tree 木²¹⁰[mù]

Symbolizes small birds (隹) gathered onto a branch of a tree (木) and chatting or chirping.

210g) 果

guo

fruit

field 田¹⁵⁴[tián] + tree 木 [mù]

A crop field (田) hanging from trees (木) signifies fruits hanging from tree branches.

210h) 棵

ke

measure word for plants

tree 木 [mù] + fruit 果 [guǒ]

Symbolizes naming of a fruit tree (木) by looking at what fruit (果) it bears

210ix) 讠

yan

210i) 课

ke

lesson; subject

word 讠=言²²[yán] + fruit 果 [guǒ]

Symbolizes division of subjects or lessons based on the content (果) of a lecture (讠).

210j) 朵

duo

droop

This character depicts the image of a tree (木) whose branches are waving and drooping (几) in the wind. It is also used as ‘units to count flower, cloud or anything similar to them.’