• 忄(heart; mind)
• 蒙(cover; dim)

A mind covered and obscured in darkness becomes muddled and lacks clarity.

• 土(earth; soil; land)
• 也(also; punctuation mark (archaic))

The wide earth (soil) is also where all things flourish and grow.

• 上(above; top)
• 卜(divination; insert downward)

Something stuck is what stays on top and cannot come down, blocked from moving.

• 罒(net; mesh (variant form))
• 夕(evening; dusk)

Spreading a net at dusk to catch birds is the original meaning of the character.

• 忄(heart; mind)
• 蒙(cover; dim)

A mind covered and obscured in darkness becomes muddled and lacks clarity.

• 土(earth; soil; land)
• 也(also; punctuation mark (archaic))

The wide earth (soil) is also where all things flourish and grow.

• 上(above; top)
• 卜(divination; insert downward)

Something stuck is what stays on top and cannot come down, blocked from moving.

• 罒(net; mesh (variant form))
• 夕(evening; dusk)

Spreading a net at dusk to catch birds is the original meaning of the character.