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For ひとあし I got mixed answers from different sources: some say it looks like human legs while according to others it's meaning + position, as for the other I could figure out why にん is there but is にょう a position indicator or is there anything more to it and does it have anything to do with actual legs?

Ray
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Both あし and にょう are position indicators.

  • にょう refers to the radical written from top left to bottom right. 辶(しんにょう・しんにゅう) is a typical instace.

  • あし refers to the radical written on the bottom half.

儿 is mostly positioned as あし (as in 克), but sometimes as にょう like 兛. Hence the two names.

sundowner
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