• 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."

• 阝(mound; hill)
• 夅(descend; go down)

Going down from a high hill peak is the meaning of the character 降.

• 艹(grass; plant)
• 洛(Luo River (sound and meaning of falling into water))

Leaves falling from a tree like water flowing in a river expresses the meaning of the character for falling.

• 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."

• 阝(mound; hill)
• 夅(descend; go down)

Going down from a high hill peak is the meaning of the character 降.

• 艹(grass; plant)
• 洛(Luo River (sound and meaning of falling into water))

Leaves falling from a tree like water flowing in a river expresses the meaning of the character for falling.