• 氵(water; liquid)
• 肖(resembling; diminishing)

Water gradually drips away and disappears, that is the meaning of the character tiêu.

• 母(mother; origin)
• 龶(toxic grass; harmful plant)

A toxic plant grows from the earth like a mother nurturing life, but carries deadly poison.

• 氵(water; liquid)
• 先(before; lead)

Washing uses water going first to clean everything.

• 手(hand (pictographic))

The character 手 mimics the image of a hand with five fingers spread out.

• 氵(water; liquid)
• 肖(resembling; diminishing)

Water gradually drips away and disappears, that is the meaning of the character tiêu.

• 母(mother; origin)
• 龶(toxic grass; harmful plant)

A toxic plant grows from the earth like a mother nurturing life, but carries deadly poison.

• 氵(water; liquid)
• 先(before; lead)

Washing uses water going first to clean everything.

• 手(hand (pictographic))

The character 手 mimics the image of a hand with five fingers spread out.