一钱如命

• 一(first; number one (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE

A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.

• 釒(metal; money)RADICAL
• 戔(small; few)PHONETIC

Money is a small metal object used to exchange goods.

• 女(woman; female)RADICAL
• 口(mouth; speech)ASSOCIATIVE

A woman using words that comply with others' wishes is what 如 (like, as if) means.

• 令(command; order)PHONETIC
• 口(mouth; speech)RADICAL

A command issued from the mouth of a superior person directs those below.