潜移默化, 异化

潜移默化 - 异化

潜 - 氵(water) 替 (replace); 移 - 禾 (rice plant) 多 (many); 默 or 墨 - 黑 (black), 犬 (dog); 化 (change, shift) - 人 (man), 匕 (short knife, digger), 七 (seven).  ---> too many of things lead to shift to something else (water to dog to man?  异化

近朱者赤, 近墨者黑。