匕

bi

dagger; spoon

a small, curved blade that could be used as either a weapon or a utensil.

to change/convert

-ify, -ization, -ize

person [ren] + dagger/spoon (bi)

a prisoner takes time to sharpen a spoon to transform and change it into a knife

花

hua

flower, blossom

to spend (money, time)

grass [cao] + change (hua)

grass changes to flower by spending a lot of time under the sun

休

xiu

to rest, to stop;

(take) a break

person [ren] + tree (mu)

a person leaning against a tree taking a break