• 阝(mound; hill)
• 夅(descend; go down)

Going down from a high hill peak is the meaning of the character 降.

• 臣(downcast look; lowered gaze)
• 品(many things/people; multitude)
• 丨(straight line down; vertical)

A person bending their eyes downward to look at many things below represents the meaning of "approach and look down."

• ⺮(bamboo)
• 即(immediately; at once)

Burning bamboo segments reveals the joints that connect each section of the bamboo stalk.

• 阝(mound; hill)
• 夅(descend; go down)

Going down from a high hill peak is the meaning of the character 降.

• 臣(downcast look; lowered gaze)
• 品(many things/people; multitude)
• 丨(straight line down; vertical)

A person bending their eyes downward to look at many things below represents the meaning of "approach and look down."

• ⺮(bamboo)
• 即(immediately; at once)

Burning bamboo segments reveals the joints that connect each section of the bamboo stalk.