• 一(straight line; boundary; destination)
• 止(stop; foot)

A foot stopping exactly at the line is straightness and precision.

• 曰(speak; bright cloud)
• 乚(lightning bolt; hook stroke (downward))

A flash of lightning bursts bright through the clouds—that is electricity itself!

• 子(child (pictographic))

The character 子 depicts a newborn child with a large head and arms outstretched.

• 昭(bright; radiant)
• 灬(fire (variant))

Fire bursts into bright flame, illuminating everywhere with brilliant light.

• 身(body; self)
• 寸(inch; hand; grasp)

A hand (寸) raising the body (身) to shoot an arrow is the action of archery.

• 米(grain; thread (symbolizing something cut))
• 斤(axe; chopping tool)

Using an axe to chop and sever threads — the image of breaking or cutting off.

• 尸(corpse; roof (covering))
• 云(cloud)

Layers of houses stacked on top of each other like tiered clouds beneath a roof.

• 一(straight line; boundary; destination)
• 止(stop; foot)

A foot stopping exactly at the line is straightness and precision.

• 曰(speak; bright cloud)
• 乚(lightning bolt; hook stroke (downward))

A flash of lightning bursts bright through the clouds—that is electricity itself!

• 子(child (pictographic))

The character 子 depicts a newborn child with a large head and arms outstretched.

• 昭(bright; radiant)
• 灬(fire (variant))

Fire bursts into bright flame, illuminating everywhere with brilliant light.

• 身(body; self)
• 寸(inch; hand; grasp)

A hand (寸) raising the body (身) to shoot an arrow is the action of archery.

• 米(grain; thread (symbolizing something cut))
• 斤(axe; chopping tool)

Using an axe to chop and sever threads — the image of breaking or cutting off.

• 尸(corpse; roof (covering))
• 云(cloud)

Layers of houses stacked on top of each other like tiered clouds beneath a roof.