• 艹(grass; plant)
• 死(die; dead)
• 廾(two hands raised up; reverent offering)

Burial uses two hands to place a dead person in the midst of grass and trees.

• 王(shape of pearls strung on a thread)
• 丶(dot distinguishing from 王 (king))

Precious jewels strung like beads on a cord, with a dot to distinguish from the king character.

• 土(earth; soil; land)
• 里(inside; village)

To bury is to put something inside the earth's heart.

• 禾(rice plant; grain stalk)
• 日(sun)

Ripe grain beneath the sun's rays releases an intoxicating fragrance.

• 艹(grass; plant)
• 死(die; dead)
• 廾(two hands raised up; reverent offering)

Burial uses two hands to place a dead person in the midst of grass and trees.

• 王(shape of pearls strung on a thread)
• 丶(dot distinguishing from 王 (king))

Precious jewels strung like beads on a cord, with a dot to distinguish from the king character.

• 土(earth; soil; land)
• 里(inside; village)

To bury is to put something inside the earth's heart.

• 禾(rice plant; grain stalk)
• 日(sun)

Ripe grain beneath the sun's rays releases an intoxicating fragrance.