• 冉(suggested sound; hint)
• 阝(region; village)

A distant land "over there" carries a sound that points to that very place.

• 不(no; not; negation)

A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.

• 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.

• 王(king; sovereign (represented as three realms—heaven, humanity, earth—connected by a vertical line))

A king is the only person who connects all three levels: heaven, people, and earth.

• 囗(surround; enclose)
• 玉(precious jade; gem)

A nation is enclosed land that contains precious treasures within.

• 冉(suggested sound; hint)
• 阝(region; village)

A distant land "over there" carries a sound that points to that very place.

• 不(no; not; negation)

A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.

• 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.

• 王(king; sovereign (represented as three realms—heaven, humanity, earth—connected by a vertical line))

A king is the only person who connects all three levels: heaven, people, and earth.

• 囗(surround; enclose)
• 玉(precious jade; gem)

A nation is enclosed land that contains precious treasures within.