• 禾(rice plant)
• 急(hurried; hasty)

A ripe rice plant stands firm and stable in the field without rushing.

• 厂(rock face; eaves)
• 土(earth; soil; ground)
• 丶(small dot; weight)

A rock wall pressing down on the earth like a heavy object applying pressure from above.

• 二(number two; two horizontal strokes)

Two parallel horizontal strokes symbolize the number two.

• 木(tree; wood)
• 及(reach; attain; catch up)

An extreme point is the uttermost end of a wooden pole, where a hand just barely reaches.

• ⺮(bamboo)
• 官(official; manage)

A bamboo tube is managed by officials, so 管 means both tube and to manage.

• 禾(rice plant)
• 急(hurried; hasty)

A ripe rice plant stands firm and stable in the field without rushing.

• 厂(rock face; eaves)
• 土(earth; soil; ground)
• 丶(small dot; weight)

A rock wall pressing down on the earth like a heavy object applying pressure from above.

• 二(number two; two horizontal strokes)

Two parallel horizontal strokes symbolize the number two.

• 木(tree; wood)
• 及(reach; attain; catch up)

An extreme point is the uttermost end of a wooden pole, where a hand just barely reaches.

• ⺮(bamboo)
• 官(official; manage)

A bamboo tube is managed by officials, so 管 means both tube and to manage.