• 氵(water; liquid)
• 先(before; lead)

Washing uses water going first to clean everything.

• 石(stone; hard object)
• 宛(bend; gentle)

A bowl is made of hard material like stone but shaped with soft, rounded curves.

• 米(rice)
• 青(green and pure; clear and clean)

Rice pounded clean and polished becomes pure and clear as the blue-green color of jade.

• 氵(water; liquid)
• 先(before; lead)

Washing uses water going first to clean everything.

• 石(stone; hard object)
• 宛(bend; gentle)

A bowl is made of hard material like stone but shaped with soft, rounded curves.

• 米(rice)
• 青(green and pure; clear and clean)

Rice pounded clean and polished becomes pure and clear as the blue-green color of jade.