• 米(grain; thread (symbolizing something cut))
• 斤(axe; chopping tool)

Using an axe to chop and sever threads — the image of breaking or cutting off.

• 列(row; line up)
• 衣(garment; cloth)

Cloth from clothing torn into strips arranged in rows shows how things split apart.

• 弓(bow; archery weapon)
• 厶(private; contract; withdraw)
• 虫(insect; worm)

A stubborn worm as tense as a drawn bowstring represents unyielding strength.

• 广(roof; broad eaves)
• 廿(twenty; many times measure)
• 又(right hand; again; once more)

Under a roof, use your hand to measure back and forth many times to get accuracy.

• 米(grain; thread (symbolizing something cut))
• 斤(axe; chopping tool)

Using an axe to chop and sever threads — the image of breaking or cutting off.

• 列(row; line up)
• 衣(garment; cloth)

Cloth from clothing torn into strips arranged in rows shows how things split apart.

• 弓(bow; archery weapon)
• 厶(private; contract; withdraw)
• 虫(insect; worm)

A stubborn worm as tense as a drawn bowstring represents unyielding strength.

• 广(roof; broad eaves)
• 廿(twenty; many times measure)
• 又(right hand; again; once more)

Under a roof, use your hand to measure back and forth many times to get accuracy.