• 匕(kneeling person (pictograph); two people paired)

Two people standing beside each other to compare who is better or worse — that is the character Tỉ.

• 車(vehicle; cart; wheel)
• 交(intersect; compare)

Two vehicles crossing paths must compare which one is better.

• 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.

• 匕(kneeling person (pictograph); two people paired)

Two people standing beside each other to compare who is better or worse — that is the character Tỉ.

• 車(vehicle; cart; wheel)
• 交(intersect; compare)

Two vehicles crossing paths must compare which one is better.

• 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.