急不可耐

• 刍(mow; gather)PHONETIC
• 心(heart; mind)RADICAL

A heart squeezed tight like a bundle of grass expresses the feeling of urgency and anxiety.

• 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE

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

• 口(mouth; opening)RADICAL
• 丁(man; adult male)PHONETIC

A mouth uttering words of approval with a sound like "ding" gives you the character meaning "can" or "able."

• 而(beard; whiskers)RADICAL
• 寸(inch; measure; control)ASSOCIATIVE

Patience means knowing how to restrain yourself inch by inch, even as your beard and hair grow long.