• 刀(knife (pictographic))

The character knife resembles the curved shape of a blade with a handle.

• 片(split wood; timber half (pictographic))

An image of half a split log symbolizes a thin piece or fragment.

• 朿(sharp thorn; prickle)
• 刂(knife (radical))

Using a knife to stab into a sharp thorn—that is the action of piercing.

• 糹(silk thread; filament)
• 罔(net; without)

Silk threads woven together form a net to catch fish, just like a network that spreads everywhere.

• 刀(knife (pictographic))

The character knife resembles the curved shape of a blade with a handle.

• 片(split wood; timber half (pictographic))

An image of half a split log symbolizes a thin piece or fragment.

• 朿(sharp thorn; prickle)
• 刂(knife (radical))

Using a knife to stab into a sharp thorn—that is the action of piercing.

• 糹(silk thread; filament)
• 罔(net; without)

Silk threads woven together form a net to catch fish, just like a network that spreads everywhere.