• 氵(water; liquid)
• 酉(wine vessel (pictographic))

Alcohol is a liquid stored in a vessel and fermented from grain.

• 米(rice)
• 青(green and pure; clear and clean)

Rice pounded clean and polished becomes pure and clear as the blue-green color of jade.

• 氵(water; liquid)
• 先(before; lead)

Washing uses water going first to clean everything.

• 手(hand (pictographic))

The character 手 mimics the image of a hand with five fingers spread out.

• 氵(water; liquid)
• 酉(wine vessel (pictographic))

Alcohol is a liquid stored in a vessel and fermented from grain.

• 米(rice)
• 青(green and pure; clear and clean)

Rice pounded clean and polished becomes pure and clear as the blue-green color of jade.

• 氵(water; liquid)
• 先(before; lead)

Washing uses water going first to clean everything.

• 手(hand (pictographic))

The character 手 mimics the image of a hand with five fingers spread out.