• 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."

• 車(vehicle; carriage)
• 欠(lacking; yawning)

A vehicle lacking rigidity becomes flexible.

• 亻(person; human; man)
• 牛(ox; buffalo)

Every cow that a person counts is called one item of goods.

• 金(gold; metal (figurative))

Metal is an ancient image of precious metal hidden underground, gleaming and sparkling.

• 人(person; man; human)
• 云(speak; cloud)

A meeting is when many people gather together to speak and talk.

• 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."

• 車(vehicle; carriage)
• 欠(lacking; yawning)

A vehicle lacking rigidity becomes flexible.

• 亻(person; human; man)
• 牛(ox; buffalo)

Every cow that a person counts is called one item of goods.

• 金(gold; metal (figurative))

Metal is an ancient image of precious metal hidden underground, gleaming and sparkling.

• 人(person; man; human)
• 云(speak; cloud)

A meeting is when many people gather together to speak and talk.