• 而(beard; whiskers)
• 寸(inch; measure; control)

Patience means knowing how to restrain yourself inch by inch, even as your beard and hair grow long.

• 甲(turtle shell; carapace)

The character depicts a turtle's shell with a crack running through it, symbolizing the hard protective covering.

• 气(air; vapor)
• 羊(goat)

Gas with a tone like 'dương' is oxygen—the gas that sustains all living things.

• 西(west; setting sun with bird on nest)

A bird returning to its nest as the sun sets in the west depicts the character for west.

• 金(gold; metal (figurative))

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

• 而(beard; whiskers)
• 寸(inch; measure; control)

Patience means knowing how to restrain yourself inch by inch, even as your beard and hair grow long.

• 甲(turtle shell; carapace)

The character depicts a turtle's shell with a crack running through it, symbolizing the hard protective covering.

• 气(air; vapor)
• 羊(goat)

Gas with a tone like 'dương' is oxygen—the gas that sustains all living things.

• 西(west; setting sun with bird on nest)

A bird returning to its nest as the sun sets in the west depicts the character for west.

• 金(gold; metal (figurative))

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