• 皿(bowl; dish)
• 丿(drop of blood; blood drop)

Blood is a small red drop of liquid flowing down into a bowl—picturing blood dripping into a vessel.

• 口(mouth; rectangular frame)
• 丨(vertical line through the middle; axis)

An arrow hitting the center of a target frame is the bull's-eye—that's CENTER.

• 母(mother; origin)
• 龶(toxic grass; harmful plant)

A toxic plant grows from the earth like a mother nurturing life, but carries deadly poison.

• 皿(bowl; dish)
• 丿(drop of blood; blood drop)

Blood is a small red drop of liquid flowing down into a bowl—picturing blood dripping into a vessel.

• 口(mouth; rectangular frame)
• 丨(vertical line through the middle; axis)

An arrow hitting the center of a target frame is the bull's-eye—that's CENTER.

• 母(mother; origin)
• 龶(toxic grass; harmful plant)

A toxic plant grows from the earth like a mother nurturing life, but carries deadly poison.