• 扌(hand; arm)
• 穵(sound reading; phonetic hint)

Using your hand to dig and turn the soil downward into the earth to hollow out a hole.

• 氵(water)
• 尼(close; intimate)

Mud is earth mixed tightly with water, clinging to the soil like a nun stays close to the ground.

• 舟(small boat; pictographic)
• 几(small table)
• 口(mouth; cavity)

A boat has an empty cargo hold like a mouth to carry goods and people.

• 扌(hand; arm)
• 穵(sound reading; phonetic hint)

Using your hand to dig and turn the soil downward into the earth to hollow out a hole.

• 氵(water)
• 尼(close; intimate)

Mud is earth mixed tightly with water, clinging to the soil like a nun stays close to the ground.

• 舟(small boat; pictographic)
• 几(small table)
• 口(mouth; cavity)

A boat has an empty cargo hold like a mouth to carry goods and people.