• 井(well (pictograph))

A square well opening with a wooden bar across it depicts a water well.

• 水(water (pictographic))

Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.

• 不(no; not; negation)

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

• 犭(dog; beast radical)
• 㔾(kneel; submit)

A ferocious dog biting people represents the image of a criminal.

• 氵(water; liquid)
• 可(can; allow)

A river is where water flows long, and the sound 'hà' suggests 'khả,' evoking nature's permission for water to flow.

• 井(well (pictograph))

A square well opening with a wooden bar across it depicts a water well.

• 水(water (pictographic))

Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.

• 不(no; not; negation)

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

• 犭(dog; beast radical)
• 㔾(kneel; submit)

A ferocious dog biting people represents the image of a criminal.

• 氵(water; liquid)
• 可(can; allow)

A river is where water flows long, and the sound 'hà' suggests 'khả,' evoking nature's permission for water to flow.