前不见古人，后不见来者

• 刖(chop off leg (punishment))RADICAL
• 丷(two strokes indicating progress)ASSOCIATIVE
• 一(one; foundation)ASSOCIATIVE

Ahead lies the path we step forward on, overcoming all obstacles and penalties to advance.

• 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE

A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.

• 目(eye)ASSOCIATIVE
• 儿(person (standing))ASSOCIATIVE

A person stands upright with wide open eyes to see everything around them.

• 十(ten)ASSOCIATIVE
• 口(mouth; speech)RADICAL

Ten mouths passing word down through generations—that is something ancient.

• 人(person; human (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE

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

• 口(mouth; door)RADICAL
• 后(behind; empress (figuratively—one who rules from behind))ASSOCIATIVE

A mouth giving orders from behind the golden throne is the authority of an empress.

• 木(tree; plant; stick)ASSOCIATIVE
• 从(follow; accompany)ASSOCIATIVE

Wheat (a plant with a person beneath it) is something people bring, so this character means 'to come' or 'to arrive'.

• 耂(old person; elder)RADICAL
• 日(sun; day)ASSOCIATIVE

An old person who has experienced countless days and months becomes someone with experience.