• 方(direction; perpendicular (pictograph—plow or boat with oar))

A plow or oar shape represents the concept of direction or region.

• 釒(metal)
• 几(small table)
• 口(mouth; hole)

Mercury is a heavy metal that flows through an opening like water, and its sound is close to the character for "record."

• 石(stone; rock)
• 广(broad; large)

A mine is a place where stone is extracted from a large area of earth deep within a mountain.

• 方(direction; perpendicular (pictograph—plow or boat with oar))

A plow or oar shape represents the concept of direction or region.

• 釒(metal)
• 几(small table)
• 口(mouth; hole)

Mercury is a heavy metal that flows through an opening like water, and its sound is close to the character for "record."

• 石(stone; rock)
• 广(broad; large)

A mine is a place where stone is extracted from a large area of earth deep within a mountain.