• 爫(hand (from above))
• 冖(thing given; gift)
• 又(hand (from below))

The upper hand gives an object while the lower hand receives it—that is the meaning of receiving or bearing.

• 米(rice)
• 青(green and pure; clear and clean)

Rice pounded clean and polished becomes pure and clear as the blue-green color of jade.

• 卵(egg (pictographic))

The character 卵 pictures two eggs lying next to each other in a nest.

• 爫(hand (from above))
• 冖(thing given; gift)
• 又(hand (from below))

The upper hand gives an object while the lower hand receives it—that is the meaning of receiving or bearing.

• 米(rice)
• 青(green and pure; clear and clean)

Rice pounded clean and polished becomes pure and clear as the blue-green color of jade.

• 卵(egg (pictographic))

The character 卵 pictures two eggs lying next to each other in a nest.