工

gong

work, labor

tool, anvil (nakovanj)

An I-beam in construction (symbolizing industry)

red; revolutionary

 红军 Red Army; 红旗 red flag (symbol of the Party)

红颜 , beautiful woman (poetic trope, lit. red face)

网红 internet celebrity (lit. net red); 爆红 to go viral (lit. explode red)

走红 to become famous (lit. walk red); 红利 dividend (lit. red profit)

threads of silk (纟) dyed by an

ingenious craftsman into red (红) - the color of revolutionist - because it was believed that it brings good fortune

江

jiang

large, long river

长江 (Cháng Jiāng) – Yangtze River (China's longest river)

江水 river water; 江边 riverbank; 

A powerful flow of water (氵) that cuts through the land like a tool (工) — that’s a 江, a great river shaping everything around it

穴

xue

hole, cave,

acupuncture point

roof/dwelling (mian) + split open (ba)

Imagine a tiny house (宀) built on a mountain.
Below the roof, there's a split (八) in the ground—an entrance to a secret cave.

空

kong

air, sky, empty, void; to vacate

空的 empty; 空腹 on an empty stomach; 有空 to have free time

空心 hollow-hearted (metaphor for insincerity)

空白 blank space; 空间 cyberspace or outer space; 

天空 sky (lit. heaven's void); 航空 aviation (lit. navigating the void)

a cave (穴) dug out with tools (工), the void inside only filled with air

左

zuo

left

the left parties always offer their hand to the workers