• 爫(hand (from above))
• 冖(thing given; gift)
• 又(hand (from below))

The upper hand gives an object while the lower hand receives it—that is the meaning of receiving or bearing.

• 又(hand; again)
• 隹(short-tailed bird)

Catching a short-tailed bird in flight with bare hands is as difficult as the challenge this character represents.

• ⺮(bamboo)
• 即(immediately; at once)

Burning bamboo segments reveals the joints that connect each section of the bamboo stalk.

• 爫(hand (from above))
• 冖(thing given; gift)
• 又(hand (from below))

The upper hand gives an object while the lower hand receives it—that is the meaning of receiving or bearing.

• 又(hand; again)
• 隹(short-tailed bird)

Catching a short-tailed bird in flight with bare hands is as difficult as the challenge this character represents.

• ⺮(bamboo)
• 即(immediately; at once)

Burning bamboo segments reveals the joints that connect each section of the bamboo stalk.