• 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.

• 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.

• 糸(silk thread; filament)
• 龶(coarse undyed thread bundle; top part of thread)

Raw silk that hasn't been dyed suggests the meaning of pure, simple, and basic.

• 氵(water; liquid)
• 冗(redundant; verbose)

Excessive water from the flood causes objects to sink to the bottom.

• 禾(grain; rice plant)
• 只(only; sole)

Accumulation is gathering one grain of rice at a time until the granary is full.

• 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.

• 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.

• 糸(silk thread; filament)
• 龶(coarse undyed thread bundle; top part of thread)

Raw silk that hasn't been dyed suggests the meaning of pure, simple, and basic.

• 氵(water; liquid)
• 冗(redundant; verbose)

Excessive water from the flood causes objects to sink to the bottom.

• 禾(grain; rice plant)
• 只(only; sole)

Accumulation is gathering one grain of rice at a time until the granary is full.