• 水(water (pictographic))

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

• 黑(black)
• 土(earth; material)

Ink is a black substance made from earth and used for writing.

• 一(horizontal stroke; line; border)
• 凵(frame; outline)
• 田(field; square)

Drawing a picture means using pen strokes to sketch a frame and then fill in each square like a rice paddy field.

• 水(water (pictographic))

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

• 黑(black)
• 土(earth; material)

Ink is a black substance made from earth and used for writing.

• 一(horizontal stroke; line; border)
• 凵(frame; outline)
• 田(field; square)

Drawing a picture means using pen strokes to sketch a frame and then fill in each square like a rice paddy field.