• 彳(left foot step)
• 亍(right foot; right step)

Left foot then right foot stepping forward is the very action of traveling down a road.

• 朿(sharp thorn; prickle)
• 刂(knife (radical))

Using a knife to stab into a sharp thorn—that is the action of piercing.

• 彳(left foot step)
• 亍(right foot; right step)

Left foot then right foot stepping forward is the very action of traveling down a road.

• 朿(sharp thorn; prickle)
• 刂(knife (radical))

Using a knife to stab into a sharp thorn—that is the action of piercing.