• 口(mouth; rectangular frame)
• 丨(vertical line through the middle; axis)

An arrow hitting the center of a target frame is the bull's-eye—that's CENTER.

• 旦(dawn; daybreak)
• 里(village; mile (unit of measurement))

Measure each mile of the road right from dawn's first light.

• 糹(silk thread; strand of silk)
• 及(reach; catch up with)

Ranks stack like threads connecting one after another, each step reaching a higher level.

• 口(mouth; rectangular frame)
• 丨(vertical line through the middle; axis)

An arrow hitting the center of a target frame is the bull's-eye—that's CENTER.

• 旦(dawn; daybreak)
• 里(village; mile (unit of measurement))

Measure each mile of the road right from dawn's first light.

• 糹(silk thread; strand of silk)
• 及(reach; catch up with)

Ranks stack like threads connecting one after another, each step reaching a higher level.