• 木(tree; plant (pictographic))
• 一(tip of tree; treetop)

A small horizontal stroke on top of a tree points to an immature peak, meaning "not yet."

• 糹(silk thread; filament)
• 巠(underground water vein running straight)

Silk threads running straight down in rows on a loom frame form the warp threads.

• 言(word; speech)
• 登(climb; ascend)

Speaking up and standing before people with words confirms the truth.

• 木(tree; plant (pictographic))
• 一(tip of tree; treetop)

A small horizontal stroke on top of a tree points to an immature peak, meaning "not yet."

• 糹(silk thread; filament)
• 巠(underground water vein running straight)

Silk threads running straight down in rows on a loom frame form the warp threads.

• 言(word; speech)
• 登(climb; ascend)

Speaking up and standing before people with words confirms the truth.