• 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.

• 女(woman; female)
• 子(child; offspring)

A woman standing beside her child represents the most beautiful and happy image.

• 目(eye)
• 儿(person (standing))

A person stands upright with wide open eyes to see everything around them.

• 小(small; tiny)

Three tiny strokes represent fine grains of sand, conveying the meaning of "small" or "tiny."

• 鬼(ghost; demon (figurative))

The character 鬼 depicts a ghost with a large head and a twisted, terrifying body.

• 又(hand; again)
• 隹(short-tailed bird)

Catching a short-tailed bird in flight with bare hands is as difficult as the challenge this character represents.

• 口(mouth; sound)
• 當(equivalent; opportune)

The sound of a bell ringing from an opening makes a "clanging" noise that rings out at just the right moment.

• 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.

• 女(woman; female)
• 子(child; offspring)

A woman standing beside her child represents the most beautiful and happy image.

• 目(eye)
• 儿(person (standing))

A person stands upright with wide open eyes to see everything around them.

• 小(small; tiny)

Three tiny strokes represent fine grains of sand, conveying the meaning of "small" or "tiny."

• 鬼(ghost; demon (figurative))

The character 鬼 depicts a ghost with a large head and a twisted, terrifying body.

• 又(hand; again)
• 隹(short-tailed bird)

Catching a short-tailed bird in flight with bare hands is as difficult as the challenge this character represents.

• 口(mouth; sound)
• 當(equivalent; opportune)

The sound of a bell ringing from an opening makes a "clanging" noise that rings out at just the right moment.