• 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.

• 气(air; vapor)
• 羊(goat)

Gas with a tone like 'dương' is oxygen—the gas that sustains all living things.

• 口(mouth; opening)
• 今(now; at present)

Hold a moment in your mouth to keep the present instant from slipping away.

• 旦(dawn; daybreak)
• 里(village; mile (unit of measurement))

Measure each mile of the road right from dawn's first light.

• 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.

• 气(air; vapor)
• 羊(goat)

Gas with a tone like 'dương' is oxygen—the gas that sustains all living things.

• 口(mouth; opening)
• 今(now; at present)

Hold a moment in your mouth to keep the present instant from slipping away.

• 旦(dawn; daybreak)
• 里(village; mile (unit of measurement))

Measure each mile of the road right from dawn's first light.