• 丩(coil up; bind; tie)
• 攵(hand; wield stick; action)

A hand holding a stick binding things together — that is the action of seizing and gathering.

• 貝(shell; currency)
• 冓(structure; join together)

Using money (shell) to connect buyers and sellers together is what shopping means.

• 覀(upper part; indicates waist)
• 女(woman; female)

A woman uses her hand to hold her waist—the essential, vital part of the body.

• 糹(thread; silk thread)
• 勺(spoon; scoop)

Using a thread to tie things together like scooping water suggests the idea of binding, restraint, and covenant.

• 丩(coil up; bind; tie)
• 攵(hand; wield stick; action)

A hand holding a stick binding things together — that is the action of seizing and gathering.

• 貝(shell; currency)
• 冓(structure; join together)

Using money (shell) to connect buyers and sellers together is what shopping means.

• 覀(upper part; indicates waist)
• 女(woman; female)

A woman uses her hand to hold her waist—the essential, vital part of the body.

• 糹(thread; silk thread)
• 勺(spoon; scoop)

Using a thread to tie things together like scooping water suggests the idea of binding, restraint, and covenant.