• 巾(cloth; scarf)
• ？(hand spread wide (iconic mark))

Cloth spread wide by hand like a flat piece of fabric.

• 力(strength; power)
• 口(mouth; speech)

Adding uses strength and words to increase.

• 革(leather strap; leather cord)
• 力(strength; power)

Tightening a leather strap with force conveys the meaning of the character for pulling and reining in.

• 牛(cow)
• 寺(temple; pagoda)

A special ox raised at a temple to be offered as a sacrifice.

• 巾(cloth; scarf)
• ？(hand spread wide (iconic mark))

Cloth spread wide by hand like a flat piece of fabric.

• 力(strength; power)
• 口(mouth; speech)

Adding uses strength and words to increase.

• 革(leather strap; leather cord)
• 力(strength; power)

Tightening a leather strap with force conveys the meaning of the character for pulling and reining in.

• 牛(cow)
• 寺(temple; pagoda)

A special ox raised at a temple to be offered as a sacrifice.