10a) 耳

er

ear

shaped like a human's ear 

10) 面

mian

face;

flour or noodles

shape of a face with an eye and a nose 

10bx) 又

you

again

hand

10b) 取

qu

take

ear (er) + hand/again (you)

take an enemy's ear by hand

10cx) 曰

yue

10c) 最

zui

most

say (yue) + take (qu)

victorious soldiers who have taken the ears of their enemies are in the most greatest moods and shouting and cheering

10dx) 走

zou

walk, go

run

10d) 趣

qu

interest

run/walk (zou) + take (qu)

victorious soldiers have taken the spoils and are running home happy because their main interest is in their hands 

10ex) 关

guan

10e) 联

lian

unite

ear (er) + close (guan)

the ears the soldiers collected are tied to be connected and united

10fx) 门

men

hear, smell

door (men) + ear (er)

ears as the entrance door for the sound to hear, but also for the smell

11) 目

mu

eye

the shape of an eye with a pupil

11ax) 手

shou

11a) 看

kan

see

to put a hand above an eye to see something closely

11bx) 羊

yang

11b) 着

zhao / zhe

touch / postposition,...ing

sheep have bad eyesight, stand so close they touch each other

11cx) 木

mu

11c) 相

xiang

mutually, each other, appearance

tree (mu) + eye (mu)

man standing in front of a tree, facing each other, to see if it's appearance suggests that is good to cut down for timber 

11dx) 心

xin

11d) 想

xiang

think

each other (xiang) + heart (xin)

people in love think of each other and miss them in their hearts

11ex) 冃

mao

11e) 冒

mao

risk; emit

hood (mao) + eye (mu)

the eyes of a soldier emitting fear and wearing a hood because of the risk

11fx) 巾

jin

11f) 帽

mao

hat, cap

towel (jin) + emit/risk (mao)

with added fabric (towel) the hood above the eye becomes a hat

11gx) 艮

gen

straightforward

look back

11g) 眼

yan

eye, look

eye (mu) + look back/straightforward (gen)

eye (with a different pronunciation)

11hx) 青

qing

11h) 睛

jing

eyeball

eye (mu) + blue/green (qing)

when the water is clear and deep it looks green and when one's eyes are that clear, one can see the pupils

11i) 垂

chui

hang down

a tree with branches and leaves hanging far enough to reach the ground

11j) 睡

shui

sleep

eye (mu) + hang down (chui)

eyelids of eyes are hanging down and closed while asleep

12) 直

zhi

straight

a carpenter takes a piece of wood, and uses his eyes to see if it is horizontally and vertically straight 

12ax) 木

mu

12a) 植

zhi

plant

tree (mu) + straight (whi)

planting trees straight upright so they grow well

12bx) 亻

ren

12b) 值

zhi

value

person (ren) + straight (zhi)

A truly valuable person is one with a straight heart

12cx) 丌

ji

12c) 真

zhen

true

straight (zhi) + pedestal (ji)

straight offerings are placed on an altar of the oracle to learn the truth