• ⼔(person turning back; figure of person from behind)

Two people standing back-to-back represent North, the direction ancients faced away from.

• 囗(outer ring; circumference)
• 口(circular shape; ring)

Nested spirals symbolize the act of returning.

• 彐(broom (radical))
• 刀(knife; blade)

Returning home with a broom and knife ready to clean and settle down.

• 糸(thread; silk)
• 泉(stream; water)

A thin thread flows like a small stream running long and continuously.

• ⼔(person turning back; figure of person from behind)

Two people standing back-to-back represent North, the direction ancients faced away from.

• 囗(outer ring; circumference)
• 口(circular shape; ring)

Nested spirals symbolize the act of returning.

• 彐(broom (radical))
• 刀(knife; blade)

Returning home with a broom and knife ready to clean and settle down.

• 糸(thread; silk)
• 泉(stream; water)

A thin thread flows like a small stream running long and continuously.