• 戈(weapon; spear)
• 廾(two hands lift up; raise with both hands)

Two hands holding weapons always ready—that is vigilance and warning.

• ⺮(bamboo)
• 即(immediately; at once)

Burning bamboo segments reveals the joints that connect each section of the bamboo stalk.

• 戈(weapon; spear)
• 廾(two hands lift up; raise with both hands)

Two hands holding weapons always ready—that is vigilance and warning.

• ⺮(bamboo)
• 即(immediately; at once)

Burning bamboo segments reveals the joints that connect each section of the bamboo stalk.