• 自(nose (pictographic) → self; body)

Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.

• 田(rice field; seedling sprouting from field)

A sprouting seedling stretching up from the field evokes the meaning "from that comes forth, the origin or cause."

• 王(king; sovereign (represented as three realms—heaven, humanity, earth—connected by a vertical line))

A king is the only person who connects all three levels: heaven, people, and earth.

• 囗(surround; enclose)
• 玉(precious jade; gem)

A nation is enclosed land that contains precious treasures within.

• 自(nose (pictographic) → self; body)

Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.

• 田(rice field; seedling sprouting from field)

A sprouting seedling stretching up from the field evokes the meaning "from that comes forth, the origin or cause."

• 王(king; sovereign (represented as three realms—heaven, humanity, earth—connected by a vertical line))

A king is the only person who connects all three levels: heaven, people, and earth.

• 囗(surround; enclose)
• 玉(precious jade; gem)

A nation is enclosed land that contains precious treasures within.