• 米(rice)
• 青(green and pure; clear and clean)

Rice pounded clean and polished becomes pure and clear as the blue-green color of jade.

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

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

• 曰(mouth open; speak)
• 丨丨(two vertical strokes indicating a curve)

The character 曲 shows a vessel's mouth with two curved walls, evoking the image of a bent and winding elbow.

• 弓(bow (weapon))
• 长(long; large)

To shoot, you pull and extend the bowstring taut.

• 米(rice)
• 青(green and pure; clear and clean)

Rice pounded clean and polished becomes pure and clear as the blue-green color of jade.

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

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

• 曰(mouth open; speak)
• 丨丨(two vertical strokes indicating a curve)

The character 曲 shows a vessel's mouth with two curved walls, evoking the image of a bent and winding elbow.

• 弓(bow (weapon))
• 长(long; large)

To shoot, you pull and extend the bowstring taut.