• 娄(many times; piled up)
• 攵(tap; hand motion)

Counting numbers is using your hand to tap repeatedly many times in order to calculate.

• 旦(dawn; daybreak)
• 里(village; mile (unit of measurement))

Measure each mile of the road right from dawn's first light.

• 八(divide; separate; eight)
• 刀(knife; blade; sword)

Using a knife to chop something in half represents division or separation.

• 娄(many times; piled up)
• 攵(tap; hand motion)

Counting numbers is using your hand to tap repeatedly many times in order to calculate.

• 旦(dawn; daybreak)
• 里(village; mile (unit of measurement))

Measure each mile of the road right from dawn's first light.

• 八(divide; separate; eight)
• 刀(knife; blade; sword)

Using a knife to chop something in half represents division or separation.