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

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

• 馬(horse (pictographic))

The character 馬 depicts a horse with a mane, body, and four hooves running swiftly.

• 甘(sweet; pleased)
• 一(one; point to)
• 八(eight; divide)

Originally a picture of a rice sieve, it now serves as a pronoun meaning "that" or "it" in classical language.

• 屯(accumulate; difficulty)
• 頁(head; page)

A bowed head pauses in place, caught and unable to move forward.

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

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

• 馬(horse (pictographic))

The character 馬 depicts a horse with a mane, body, and four hooves running swiftly.

• 甘(sweet; pleased)
• 一(one; point to)
• 八(eight; divide)

Originally a picture of a rice sieve, it now serves as a pronoun meaning "that" or "it" in classical language.

• 屯(accumulate; difficulty)
• 頁(head; page)

A bowed head pauses in place, caught and unable to move forward.