• 不(no; not; negation)

A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.

• 而(beard; whiskers)
• 寸(inch; measure; control)

Patience means knowing how to restrain yourself inch by inch, even as your beard and hair grow long.

• 爫(hand (from above))
• 冖(thing given; gift)
• 又(hand (from below))

The upper hand gives an object while the lower hand receives it—that is the meaning of receiving or bearing.

• 不(no; not; negation)

A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.

• 而(beard; whiskers)
• 寸(inch; measure; control)

Patience means knowing how to restrain yourself inch by inch, even as your beard and hair grow long.

• 爫(hand (from above))
• 冖(thing given; gift)
• 又(hand (from below))

The upper hand gives an object while the lower hand receives it—that is the meaning of receiving or bearing.