• 乂(cut; eliminate)
• 木(wood; tree)

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

• 手(hand (pictographic))

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

• 糹(silk thread; strand of silk)
• 及(reach; catch up with)

Ranks stack like threads connecting one after another, each step reaching a higher level.

• 广(wide roof; broad eave)
• 𤇾(inner form; response pattern)

Under a wide roof, every call finds someone to answer.

• 用(use; utilize)

A bucket with a handle is what people pick up and use every day.

• 乂(cut; eliminate)
• 木(wood; tree)

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

• 手(hand (pictographic))

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

• 糹(silk thread; strand of silk)
• 及(reach; catch up with)

Ranks stack like threads connecting one after another, each step reaching a higher level.

• 广(wide roof; broad eave)
• 𤇾(inner form; response pattern)

Under a wide roof, every call finds someone to answer.

• 用(use; utilize)

A bucket with a handle is what people pick up and use every day.