• 瓦(tile; brick (depicting form))

The character 瓦 pictures tiles stacked on top of each other on a roof.

• 力(strength; power)
• 口(mouth; speech)

Adding uses strength and words to increase.

• 十(ten)
• 口(mouth; speech)

Ten mouths passing word down through generations—that is something ancient.

• 瓦(tile; brick (depicting form))

The character 瓦 pictures tiles stacked on top of each other on a roof.

• 力(strength; power)
• 口(mouth; speech)

Adding uses strength and words to increase.

• 十(ten)
• 口(mouth; speech)

Ten mouths passing word down through generations—that is something ancient.