世上无难事，只怕有心人

• ⺊(dot above; high position)ASSOCIATIVE
• 一(standard baseline; norm)ASSOCIATIVE

A dot mark sitting above a horizontal line represents the meaning 'above'.

• 一(one; initial)ASSOCIATIVE
• 尢(disabled person; insufficient)ASSOCIATIVE

From the beginning there was a shortage, so 無 means 'nothing at all'.

• 又(hand; again)ASSOCIATIVE
• 隹(short-tailed bird)RADICAL

Catching a short-tailed bird in flight with bare hands is as difficult as the challenge this character represents.

• ⼅(hook; fishhook)RADICAL
• 口(mouth; speech)ASSOCIATIVE
• 彐(hand holding brush)ASSOCIATIVE

Using your hand to hold a brush and write down important spoken words from beginning to end is work.

• 口(mouth; opening)RADICAL
• 八(scatter; divide)ASSOCIATIVE

A mouth producing just one sound that disperses away represents the meaning "only one."

• 忄(heart; mood)RADICAL
• 白(white)PHONO-SEMANTIC

Fear makes the heart tremble and the face turn deathly pale.

• 月(moon; flesh (iconic representation))RADICAL
• 又(right hand; again)ASSOCIATIVE

A hand holding a piece of meat — that is 'to have'.

• 心(heart (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE

The character depicts a heart shape with three strokes like heartbeats, symbolizing the soul and emotions.

• 人(person; human (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE

The character 人 depicts a person standing with legs spread wide apart for stability.