• 皮(hide; skin (pictograph – hand peeling animal skin))

A hand using a tool to skin an animal mimics the character meaning hide or skin.

• 戈(weapon; spear)
• 刂(knife; blade)

Use a spear and blade to mark and divide boundaries.

• 青(blue-green; clear)
• 争(compete; contend)

Silence like clear blue sky, without the noise of contention.

• 水(water (pictographic))

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

• 皮(hide; skin (pictograph – hand peeling animal skin))

A hand using a tool to skin an animal mimics the character meaning hide or skin.

• 戈(weapon; spear)
• 刂(knife; blade)

Use a spear and blade to mark and divide boundaries.

• 青(blue-green; clear)
• 争(compete; contend)

Silence like clear blue sky, without the noise of contention.

• 水(water (pictographic))

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