• 釒(metal)
• 几(small table)
• 口(mouth; hole)

Mercury is a heavy metal that flows through an opening like water, and its sound is close to the character for "record."

• ⺮(bamboo)
• 毛(hair; fur; strand of hair)

A brush made from animal hair attached to a bamboo handle produces the strokes of writing.

• 刀(knife (pictographic))

The character knife resembles the curved shape of a blade with a handle.

• 釒(metal)
• 几(small table)
• 口(mouth; hole)

Mercury is a heavy metal that flows through an opening like water, and its sound is close to the character for "record."

• ⺮(bamboo)
• 毛(hair; fur; strand of hair)

A brush made from animal hair attached to a bamboo handle produces the strokes of writing.

• 刀(knife (pictographic))

The character knife resembles the curved shape of a blade with a handle.