• 貝(shell; currency)
• 中(middle; center)
• 一(one; unified)

Cowrie shells held at the center top position represent wealth and are therefore precious.

• 金(gold; metal (figurative))

Metal is an ancient image of precious metal hidden underground, gleaming and sparkling.

• 尸(corpse; dead body lying down)
• 禹(name of King Vũ (sound))

Belonging to someone like a corpse lying under the control of King Yu, unable to escape.

• 貝(shell; currency)
• 中(middle; center)
• 一(one; unified)

Cowrie shells held at the center top position represent wealth and are therefore precious.

• 金(gold; metal (figurative))

Metal is an ancient image of precious metal hidden underground, gleaming and sparkling.

• 尸(corpse; dead body lying down)
• 禹(name of King Vũ (sound))

Belonging to someone like a corpse lying under the control of King Yu, unable to escape.