• 目(eye)
• 艮(hard; stop)

Two eyes looking straight ahead, stubborn and resolute like the character for "firm."

• 艹(grass; plant)
• 约(promise; bind)

Medicine is made from grass and plants, sounding like "wish" or "promise".

• 水(water (pictographic))

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

• 目(eye)
• 艮(hard; stop)

Two eyes looking straight ahead, stubborn and resolute like the character for "firm."

• 艹(grass; plant)
• 约(promise; bind)

Medicine is made from grass and plants, sounding like "wish" or "promise".

• 水(water (pictographic))

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