
匕
bǐ
Ancient
Ladle
丬qiáng "piece of
wood" / splinter
A "piece
of wood" 丬qiáng
that is shaped into a ladle 匕
bǐ points north
北 běi.
艹 cǎo
grass (plant)
The grass (plant) 艹 cǎo
over a
person 亻rén
and his ladle 匕
bǐ
is pushing up daisies (flowers 花
huā
).
土 tǔ earth
A ladle 匕
bǐ under 土 tǔ earth is
老 lǎo.
old