It depends on which font/script you’re looking at and what the original meaning is.
1# Let’s say nouns. There are many types of nouns, like nouns representing solid objects and nouns representing abstract concepts.
For nouns representing solid objects. (a page of my kid’s Chinese book, first day in school)
If you’re looking at a particular font/script, then the answer is that some of them can be recognized based on their appearance, meaning “They look like what they mean”.
For nouns representing abstract concepts,
Some of them can be understood at first glance, but, logical thinking will be needed, meaning “They look like what they mean, just requires a bit of logical thinking”.
2# Let’s say verbs/adjectives/adverbs, etc. For these characters, they do not have a concrete physical form, just certain actions or phenomenons made by men/things, or felt by men/things. Ancient Chinese people created these characters based on their subjective perceptions or judgments. Like,
or, this one,
or, this one,
or, this one,
So, some of them can be understood with a lot of logical thinking. Meaning “They look like what they mean, just requires a lot of logical thinking”.
I think we can only say, some Chinese characters fit “They look like what they mean”, and, maybe specific fonts/scripts and logical thinking required. Most Chinese characters do not.