• 囗(surround; enclose)
• 玉(precious jade; gem)

A nation is enclosed land that contains precious treasures within.

• 金(gold; metal (figurative))

Metal is an ancient image of precious metal hidden underground, gleaming and sparkling.

• 鬲(tripod caldron top; cauldron lid)
• 虫(worm; insect)

Heat rising from a boiling pot melts everything together, just as insects dissolve and blend into one another.

• 八(eight; split in two)
• 厶(private; personal)

Public means sharing your private things with everyone to become shared property.

• 囗(surround; enclose)
• 玉(precious jade; gem)

A nation is enclosed land that contains precious treasures within.

• 金(gold; metal (figurative))

Metal is an ancient image of precious metal hidden underground, gleaming and sparkling.

• 鬲(tripod caldron top; cauldron lid)
• 虫(worm; insect)

Heat rising from a boiling pot melts everything together, just as insects dissolve and blend into one another.

• 八(eight; split in two)
• 厶(private; personal)

Public means sharing your private things with everyone to become shared property.