• ⺮(bamboo)
• 毛(hair; fur; strand of hair)

A brush made from animal hair attached to a bamboo handle produces the strokes of writing.

• 言(word; speech)
• 己(self; body)

Use words to record and preserve your own thoughts and affairs.

• 木(tree; wood)
• 一(mark; position indicator)

A horizontal line at the base of a tree marks the root—that is the foundation, the essential base.

• 言(word; speech)
• 十(ten)

Calculation is using words to count numbers one by one.

• ⺮(bamboo (radical))
• 具(tool; implement)

Ancient calculation used bamboo sticks as a tool to count numbers.

• ⺮(bamboo)
• 毛(hair; fur; strand of hair)

A brush made from animal hair attached to a bamboo handle produces the strokes of writing.

• 言(word; speech)
• 己(self; body)

Use words to record and preserve your own thoughts and affairs.

• 木(tree; wood)
• 一(mark; position indicator)

A horizontal line at the base of a tree marks the root—that is the foundation, the essential base.

• 言(word; speech)
• 十(ten)

Calculation is using words to count numbers one by one.

• ⺮(bamboo (radical))
• 具(tool; implement)

Ancient calculation used bamboo sticks as a tool to count numbers.