• 水(water (pictographic))

Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.

• ⺊(dot above; high position)
• 一(standard baseline; norm)

A dot mark sitting above a horizontal line represents the meaning 'above'.

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

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

• 丷(two dots; two heads)
• 十(ten; cross)

A solitary spear with two sharp points and a cross-shaped handle represents the meaning of single or alone.

• 車(vehicle; chariot)

The character 車 is an ancient picture of a vehicle viewed from above, showing its axle and wheels.

• 水(water (pictographic))

Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.

• ⺊(dot above; high position)
• 一(standard baseline; norm)

A dot mark sitting above a horizontal line represents the meaning 'above'.

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

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

• 丷(two dots; two heads)
• 十(ten; cross)

A solitary spear with two sharp points and a cross-shaped handle represents the meaning of single or alone.

• 車(vehicle; chariot)

The character 車 is an ancient picture of a vehicle viewed from above, showing its axle and wheels.