• 亲(tree; timber; intimate companion)
• 斤(axe; hatchet)

Using an axe to chop a freshly picked tree creates something completely new.

• 手(hand (pictographic))

The character 手 mimics the image of a hand with five fingers spread out.

• 扌(hand)
• 爪(claw; scratch)

Using a hand with claws to grip and scratch something.

• 飠(eat; food)
• 反(flip over; reverse)

Rice is food that must be flipped and turned over many times to be cooked properly.

• 亲(tree; timber; intimate companion)
• 斤(axe; hatchet)

Using an axe to chop a freshly picked tree creates something completely new.

• 手(hand (pictographic))

The character 手 mimics the image of a hand with five fingers spread out.

• 扌(hand)
• 爪(claw; scratch)

Using a hand with claws to grip and scratch something.

• 飠(eat; food)
• 反(flip over; reverse)

Rice is food that must be flipped and turned over many times to be cooked properly.