• 値段ねだん — cost / price tag
• 数値すうち — numerical value
• 価値かち — worth / merit
• 値引ねびき — discount
• 高値たかね — high price
• 値あたい — value

The radical 亻 (person) on the left shows it relates to human concerns or actions. The right part 直 (straight/direct) provides the sound チ and sense of straightforwardness. Together, 値 expresses direct human value or cost.