• 丷(two diagonal strokes; division in half)
• 牛(cow; cattle)

Using a knife to split a cow in half equally shows the meaning of 半 (half).

• 戈(weapon; spear)
• 隹(short-tailed bird)
• 十(ten; cut across)

A spear cuts through like a horizontal slash, severing a bird in two.

• 丷(two diagonal strokes; division in half)
• 牛(cow; cattle)

Using a knife to split a cow in half equally shows the meaning of 半 (half).

• 戈(weapon; spear)
• 隹(short-tailed bird)
• 十(ten; cut across)

A spear cuts through like a horizontal slash, severing a bird in two.