• 乂(cut; eliminate)
• 木(wood; tree)

Using a weapon to chop into wood creates the image of killing and destruction.

• 人(person; human (pictographic))

The character 人 depicts a person standing with legs spread wide apart for stability.

• 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."

• 乂(cut; eliminate)
• 木(wood; tree)

Using a weapon to chop into wood creates the image of killing and destruction.

• 人(person; human (pictographic))

The character 人 depicts a person standing with legs spread wide apart for stability.

• 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."