爪

zhao

claw

nail

a hand with long fingernails like claws

爰

yuan

ThereFore

claw/hand (zhao) + friend () + hand/again (you)

my hand is holding its claw; therefore, we are friends

日

ri

暖

nuan

warm

sun (ri) + pull/therefore (yuan)

it's sunny - therefore, it's warm

grab the sun and pull it closer to feel warm

巴

ba

greatly desire

anxiously hope

snake

爬

pa

creep, crawl, climb

claw/hand/nail (zhao) + child/snake (ba)

some animals are creeping on their claw, while a snake is crawling and climbing with their body

采

cai

pick, collect, gather

 claw/hand/nail (zhao) + tree (mu)

to pick a tree's young shoots or fruit by hand

艹

cao

菜

cai

dish, vegetables

grass (cao) + pick (cai)

vegetables are plants picked by hand for a dish

彡

shan

hair

decorate

彩

cai

color

pick (cai) + decorate/hair (shan)

pick up leaves of a tree to create different colors to dye material for decoration

瓜

gua

melon

a fruit hanging on the "hands" of a tree