具
jù
tool
device; utensil; equipment; instrument; talent; ability; to possess; to have; to provide; to furnish; to state; classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies
eye (目) + base (一) + spread (八) = tools laid out and accounted for
Think of an eye (目) surveying what's laid out on a flat surface, taking stock of tools and their arrangement. The base line and opening strokes suggest things spread out and accounted for — a full inventory of what one possesses.
一A flat surfaceSemantic
八DivisionSemantic
目EyeSemantic
厨房里有很多烹饪用具。
chú fáng lǐ yǒu hěn duō pēng rèn yòng jù。
There are many cooking utensils in the kitchen.
他具备做这份工作所需的能力。
tā jù bèi zuò zhè fèn gōng zuò suǒ xū de néng lì。
He possesses the ability required to do this job.