• 一(one; top)
• 冂(frame; border; surround)
• 从(two people walking together)

Two people standing together in a frame symbolize the number two, a pair.

• ⺮(bamboo)
• 即(immediately; at once)

Burning bamboo segments reveals the joints that connect each section of the bamboo stalk.

• 木(wood; tree)
• 昆(brothers; numerous)

A wooden stick or club has a sound reading derived from the character 昆.

• 一(one; top)
• 冂(frame; border; surround)
• 从(two people walking together)

Two people standing together in a frame symbolize the number two, a pair.

• ⺮(bamboo)
• 即(immediately; at once)

Burning bamboo segments reveals the joints that connect each section of the bamboo stalk.

• 木(wood; tree)
• 昆(brothers; numerous)

A wooden stick or club has a sound reading derived from the character 昆.