• 哥(older brother)
• 欠(yawn; open mouth)

Open your mouth to call out a voice, that is singing.

• 罒(net; mesh (variant form))
• 夕(evening; dusk)

Spreading a net at dusk to catch birds is the original meaning of the character.

• 西(west; setting sun with bird on nest)

A bird returning to its nest as the sun sets in the west depicts the character for west.

• 聿(writing brush; pen)
• 曰(speech; mouth)

A book is spoken words recorded by a pen onto characters.

• 哥(older brother)
• 欠(yawn; open mouth)

Open your mouth to call out a voice, that is singing.

• 罒(net; mesh (variant form))
• 夕(evening; dusk)

Spreading a net at dusk to catch birds is the original meaning of the character.

• 西(west; setting sun with bird on nest)

A bird returning to its nest as the sun sets in the west depicts the character for west.

• 聿(writing brush; pen)
• 曰(speech; mouth)

A book is spoken words recorded by a pen onto characters.