201) 水

shui

water

Symbolizes water by representing water flowing in rivers (水).

201a) 永

yong

forever

person 丶→人⁶³[symbol] + water 水 [shuǐ]

The character was initially used to symbolize a person (丶 →人) swimming in river (水), but later derived to mean forever as in things floating endlessly down the river.

201b) 泳

yong

swim

water 氵²⁰²[shuǐ] + forever 永 [yǒng]

As “永” came to mean forever, water (氵) is added to restore the meaning of swimming.

201cx) 白

bai

201c) 泉

quan

fountain

white 白¹³⁴[bái] + water 水 [shuǐ]

Water (水) springing in fountain between stones is shining (白) under sunlight.

201dx) 厂

change

201d) 原

yuan

original

cliff 厂¹⁴⁸[ān] + fountain 泉 [quán]

All rivers originate from a small source fountain (泉) in between boulders located in high grounds (厂).

201e) 愿

yuan

wish

original 原 [yuán] + heart 心²⁸[xīn]

Signifies how human desire or wish originates (原) from the heart (心).