• 高(tall; high; tower; tall building)

A tall tower reaching high is drawn with a roof, gate, and stacked foundation layers piled on top of each other.

• ⺌(small light radiating upward)
• 兀(standing person; upright person)

Light shining down from above a person standing upright creates the image of 光, meaning light.

• 日(sun; day)
• 寸(inch; unit of measurement)

Time flows like the sun moving inch by inch across the sky.

• 亥(twelfth earthly branch (pig))
• 刂(blade; knife edge)

Using a knife to carve into a surface creates a deep mark.

• 高(tall; high; tower; tall building)

A tall tower reaching high is drawn with a roof, gate, and stacked foundation layers piled on top of each other.

• ⺌(small light radiating upward)
• 兀(standing person; upright person)

Light shining down from above a person standing upright creates the image of 光, meaning light.

• 日(sun; day)
• 寸(inch; unit of measurement)

Time flows like the sun moving inch by inch across the sky.

• 亥(twelfth earthly branch (pig))
• 刂(blade; knife edge)

Using a knife to carve into a surface creates a deep mark.