• 冂(outer boundary; fence)
• 入(enter; go in)

Inside a fence, something that has already gone in becomes what is enclosed.

• 氵(water; liquid)
• 胡(beard; whiskers)

Water gathers into a vast lake-like expanse, hence the word "hồ" for lake.

• 匸(box; frame cover)
• 乂(trim; manage)

A frame that encloses and divides space to organize and manage everything within it.

• 冂(outer boundary; fence)
• 入(enter; go in)

Inside a fence, something that has already gone in becomes what is enclosed.

• 氵(water; liquid)
• 胡(beard; whiskers)

Water gathers into a vast lake-like expanse, hence the word "hồ" for lake.

• 匸(box; frame cover)
• 乂(trim; manage)

A frame that encloses and divides space to organize and manage everything within it.