• 八(eight (pictographic, two strokes separating))

Two strokes separated apart like two objects dividing represent the number eight.

• 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.

• 巾(cloth; scarf)
• 刂(knife; cut)

Making is using a knife to cut cloth into a desired shape.

• 八(eight (pictographic, two strokes separating))

Two strokes separated apart like two objects dividing represent the number eight.

• 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.

• 巾(cloth; scarf)
• 刂(knife; cut)

Making is using a knife to cut cloth into a desired shape.