• 辛(bitter; hardship)
• 束(bind; tie up)

A pungent spicy taste binds and tightens the tongue in agony.

• 爿(wooden plank; split in two)
• 夕(evening)
• 酉(jar; ferment)

Paste is something fermented and ripened in a jar through a long night.

• 氵(water; liquid)
• 由(from; due to; oil (phonetic))

Oil is a liquid that flows from a natural source.

• 辛(bitter; hardship)
• 束(bind; tie up)

A pungent spicy taste binds and tightens the tongue in agony.

• 爿(wooden plank; split in two)
• 夕(evening)
• 酉(jar; ferment)

Paste is something fermented and ripened in a jar through a long night.

• 氵(water; liquid)
• 由(from; due to; oil (phonetic))

Oil is a liquid that flows from a natural source.