尸

shi

corpse

尸检 autopsy (lit. corpse examination)

this is the sitting position of a corpse in an ancient grave

茂

mao

lush (bujan), dense

an ax as an pruning tool for cutting plants thus creating vegetative density

展

zhan

to spread out,

to unfold/fold out

corpse (shi) + shroud/clothing [symbol]

a corpse is covered with a shroud that has been unfolded to exhibit its curled shape

尼 僧

ni / seng

Buddhist nun, monk

corpse (shi) + person/spoon (bi)

a corpse buried with a ladder proves that this person was a Buddhist nun

云

yun

呢

ne

<question particle>

mouth (kou) + nun (ni)

a mouth of a nun with wide open questioning what happens; at the end of sentence to mark a question

层

ceng

layer; floor; level

building frame/house/corpse (shi) + cloud (yun)

a cloud has layers, a house has floors, while there are levels of analysis

至

zhi

to arrive, to reach

extreme, utmost

from the sky to the ground a bird arrives with utmost speed

屋

wu

house, room, shelter

roof/corpse (shi) + arrive (zhi)

to arrive under a roof where one can take a big rest - that's a house of repose

握

wo

to grasp/hold/grip

hand [shou] + house (wu)

man's hand in his own house will always try to grasp the opportunity to overtake the control

古

gu

居

ju

to reside, to dwell

to live

house/corpse (shi) + ancient (gu)

corpses used to be buried inside ancient houses where a family would reside generation after generation

据

ju

to rely on;

according to; basis evidence

hand (shou) + reside (ju)

to build by hand a place where to live is an evidence  how one can rely on his own skills

刷

shua

to brush/scrub/swipe

corpse (shi) + towel (jin) + knife (dao)

a corpse is brush and scrub-cleaned with a knife and towel