Simplified form of 漁. Depicts catching fish (鱼) from the water (氵). In many ancient forms, it was mostly written either as two hands holding a net catching a fish or four fish swimming in a stream of water.

Pictograph of the side view of a standing person.

Original meaning: go forwards

Pictograph of a foot (止) going out of an area. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Depicts harvesting grain (禾) with a blade (刂). Harvest was the main source of profit in agricultural societies.

Depicts catching fish (魚) from the water (氵). In many ancient forms, it was mostly written either as two hands holding a net catching a fish or four fish swimming in a stream of water.