「Rod, or, arrayed with one foot」(see original glyph 㠪 and 韋) …the FIVE toes of one foot, ostensibly before being no-longer-integrated (in China). Remaining toes were of grave importance for SAMENESS and EQUALITY on both feet, for a SYMMETRICAL and beautiful shape, also for health, infection, gangrene issues and so likely were inspected often.
　「Rod down」and「pulled out of the normal shape to one side」implies how ubiquitous penile scarring was/is due to gonorrhea infections, with most all folks at one time or another being in the SAME SHAPE, EQUAL:
　「If you consider risky sexual behavior a nonissue, remember this: Over one million people around the world acquire a sexually transmitted disease (STD) every day. '…We often hear the words herpes, gonorrhea, and chlamydia in a comedic context, but anyone who has an STD knows it's no laughing matter,' Superdrug explained. 'It's something you may have to live with for the rest of your life. It's scary. It's embarrassing. It's often confusing. But if you're one of those people, you're not alone. Not even close.' 」
　　[　https://www.medicaldaily.com/pulse/std-prevalence-across-world-how-std-statistics-compare-across-time-and-space-325574 2017-03-16　]　
　Also describes one foot of a Chinese service provider while in use, presumably still with FIVE toes attached, at least when newly placed into service…see 韋,「feet」on each side with「orifice.」
　「Horizontally arrayed in tension a long time, no-longer-integrated foot with gasps and inverted mattock」once again the concept of SAMENESS, SYMMETRY, EQUALITY is being emphasized, with the China doll not appearing as might a hideously disfigured, clubfooted dwarf, but instead as a 'divine work of artistic talent and design…'
　Per some scholars, if the lower source element of「foot」is mirrored vertically, then you might envision the lower element found in「five」(apparently though, the glyph has morphed somewhat, not unlike no-longer-integrated feet).

Modern definitions (that generally disregard history) …excluding politically incorrect concepts and other meanings deemed offensive today; may list only pigeonholed definitions, euphemisms, or meaningless mnemonics)
Chinese: five; 5
Japanese: five
Unihan extended: five
EDRDG: five

Used within names (nanori)
い　･　さ　･　さつ　･　ち　･　ふ　･　み　･　め