矛

mao

spear, lance

a spear has a sharp tip like an awl and a long handle

冏

jiong

bright

In the early 2000s, Chinese netizens rediscovered 冏 due to its face-like appearance (resembling a squinting, grimacing expression), it became slang for "awkward," (Oh, no!) "speechless," (embarrassed) or "dumbfounded," akin to the English "facepalm."

someone is really "bright" 

矞

yu

propitious (povoljan); brilliant

awl/spear (mao) + bright/clear [jiong]

a clear grandiose stab with a spear in a propitious moment

The 矛 component reinforces the idea of sharpness or piercing, while the lower part (冏/㕯) may symbolize an opening or effect of the action. Together, they depict a forceful, penetrating motion—whether literal (piercing) or metaphorical (dazzling brilliance). 

橘

ji

tangerine, orange

tree (mu) + grand (yu)

a tree with a fruit with "poked" peel is a tangerine

Fun fact: The "orange" color in Chinese is 橙色, but the fruit is 橘子—blame linguistic evolution!