• 大(large person; person with arms spread)
• 丶(dot; emphasis mark)

A person with outstretched arms grows larger with a dot below to emphasize supreme greatness.

• 氵(water; liquid)
• 胡(beard; whiskers)

Water gathers into a vast lake-like expanse, hence the word "hồ" for lake.

• 且(pile up; temporary)
• 厶(private; personal)

A district is a small administrative unit stacked beneath the province, like layers piled on top of each other.

• 大(large person; person with arms spread)
• 丶(dot; emphasis mark)

A person with outstretched arms grows larger with a dot below to emphasize supreme greatness.

• 氵(water; liquid)
• 胡(beard; whiskers)

Water gathers into a vast lake-like expanse, hence the word "hồ" for lake.

• 且(pile up; temporary)
• 厶(private; personal)

A district is a small administrative unit stacked beneath the province, like layers piled on top of each other.