• 糹(thread; silk fiber)
• 工(craftsman; work)

A thread dyed by the craftsman becomes bright red.

• 牛(ox (pictograph))

The character 牛 is a picture of a cow with two horns and a straight body standing upright.

• 皮(hide; skin (pictograph – hand peeling animal skin))

A hand using a tool to skin an animal mimics the character meaning hide or skin.

• 艹(grass; green plant)
• 采(pick; take)

Vegetables are the green plants harvested from the garden and brought home to eat.

• 糹(thread; silk fiber)
• 工(craftsman; work)

A thread dyed by the craftsman becomes bright red.

• 牛(ox (pictograph))

The character 牛 is a picture of a cow with two horns and a straight body standing upright.

• 皮(hide; skin (pictograph – hand peeling animal skin))

A hand using a tool to skin an animal mimics the character meaning hide or skin.

• 艹(grass; green plant)
• 采(pick; take)

Vegetables are the green plants harvested from the garden and brought home to eat.