• 金(gold; metal (figurative))

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

• 鬲(tripod caldron top; cauldron lid)
• 虫(worm; insect)

Heat rising from a boiling pot melts everything together, just as insects dissolve and blend into one another.

• 己(self; body)
• 攵(handle stick, action)

Taking a stick in your own hand to beat yourself corrects your mistakes.

• 金(gold; metal (figurative))

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

• 鬲(tripod caldron top; cauldron lid)
• 虫(worm; insect)

Heat rising from a boiling pot melts everything together, just as insects dissolve and blend into one another.

• 己(self; body)
• 攵(handle stick, action)

Taking a stick in your own hand to beat yourself corrects your mistakes.