• 釒(metal)
• 岡(mountain ridge; firm)

Steel is a hard metal, strong like a rocky mountain ridge.

• ⺮(bamboo)
• 肋(rib; tendon)

Muscle tissue that is both stiff and flexible like bamboo clings tightly to the ribs to keep the body sturdy and firm.

• 水(water (pictographic))

Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.

• 氵(water)
• 尼(close; intimate)

Mud is earth mixed tightly with water, clinging to the soil like a nun stays close to the ground.

• 釒(metal)
• 岡(mountain ridge; firm)

Steel is a hard metal, strong like a rocky mountain ridge.

• ⺮(bamboo)
• 肋(rib; tendon)

Muscle tissue that is both stiff and flexible like bamboo clings tightly to the ribs to keep the body sturdy and firm.

• 水(water (pictographic))

Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.

• 氵(water)
• 尼(close; intimate)

Mud is earth mixed tightly with water, clinging to the soil like a nun stays close to the ground.