• 米(grain of rice; pictographic)

Rice grains scattered from a grain bundle symbolize the staple food of East Asian people.

• 甘(sweet; pleased)
• 一(one; point to)
• 八(eight; divide)

Originally a picture of a rice sieve, it now serves as a pronoun meaning "that" or "it" in classical language.

• 米(grain of rice; pictographic)

Rice grains scattered from a grain bundle symbolize the staple food of East Asian people.

• 甘(sweet; pleased)
• 一(one; point to)
• 八(eight; divide)

Originally a picture of a rice sieve, it now serves as a pronoun meaning "that" or "it" in classical language.