• 扌(hand)
• 臿(shovel; spade)

Using your hand to grip a plum and push it down into the earth is the action of inserting or wedging something in.

• 入(enter; go in)

A brushstroke like an arrow pointing inward symbolizes the action of going in.

• 囗(frame; encircle)
• 大(large; person with outstretched limbs)

A great cause wrapped and hidden inside contains the root of all things.

• 子(child (pictographic))

The character 子 depicts a newborn child with a large head and arms outstretched.

• 扌(hand)
• 臿(shovel; spade)

Using your hand to grip a plum and push it down into the earth is the action of inserting or wedging something in.

• 入(enter; go in)

A brushstroke like an arrow pointing inward symbolizes the action of going in.

• 囗(frame; encircle)
• 大(large; person with outstretched limbs)

A great cause wrapped and hidden inside contains the root of all things.

• 子(child (pictographic))

The character 子 depicts a newborn child with a large head and arms outstretched.