• 角(horn (animal))
• 刀(blade; knife edge)
• 牛(cow; cattle)

Use a knife to separate horns from an ox — that's the meaning of "resolve" (to take apart, to decompose).

• 方(direction; square)
• 攵(hand holding striking stick; strike with a stick)

Use a stick to chase and drive away in all directions to release and liberate.

• 革(leather strap; leather cord)
• 力(strength; power)

Tightening a leather strap with force conveys the meaning of the character for pulling and reining in.

• 人(person; human (pictographic))

The character 人 depicts a person standing with legs spread wide apart for stability.

• 阝(earthen mound; rampart)
• 车(vehicle; cart; wheel)

A battlefield is where military vehicles gather behind fortifications to charge into battle.

• 糸(thread; silk)
• 泉(stream; water)

A thin thread flows like a small stream running long and continuously.

• 角(horn (animal))
• 刀(blade; knife edge)
• 牛(cow; cattle)

Use a knife to separate horns from an ox — that's the meaning of "resolve" (to take apart, to decompose).

• 方(direction; square)
• 攵(hand holding striking stick; strike with a stick)

Use a stick to chase and drive away in all directions to release and liberate.

• 革(leather strap; leather cord)
• 力(strength; power)

Tightening a leather strap with force conveys the meaning of the character for pulling and reining in.

• 人(person; human (pictographic))

The character 人 depicts a person standing with legs spread wide apart for stability.

• 阝(earthen mound; rampart)
• 车(vehicle; cart; wheel)

A battlefield is where military vehicles gather behind fortifications to charge into battle.

• 糸(thread; silk)
• 泉(stream; water)

A thin thread flows like a small stream running long and continuously.