• ⺈(knife; variant form)
• 巴(long for; cling to; stick tight)

Beauty as sharp as a keen blade makes people stick fast and unable to look away.

• 扌(hand)
• 立(upright; erect)

Using your hand to pull someone up straight is the meaning of the character 拉.

• 氵(water; liquid)
• 由(from; due to; oil (phonetic))

Oil is a liquid that flows from a natural source.

• ⺈(knife; variant form)
• 巴(long for; cling to; stick tight)

Beauty as sharp as a keen blade makes people stick fast and unable to look away.

• 扌(hand)
• 立(upright; erect)

Using your hand to pull someone up straight is the meaning of the character 拉.

• 氵(water; liquid)
• 由(from; due to; oil (phonetic))

Oil is a liquid that flows from a natural source.