Note
The surface is just the enclosure of one self.
Breakdown of surface
one
一
enclosure
囗 component
The enclosure component looks the same as the mouth kanji. Unlike mouth, this component is not a kanji by itself. When the enclosure component is used inside a kanji, another component is enclosed within it.
self
自
If you bend your eye far enough, you can see your self.
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